autarky
noun
- self-sufficiency; independence
- economic self-sufficiency, esp. on a national basis; national policy of getting along without imports
See autarky in American Heritage Dictionary 4
or au·tar·chy (ôˈtärˌkē)
noun pl. au·tar·kies or
au·tar·chies - A policy of national self-sufficiency and nonreliance on imports or economic aid.
- A self-sufficient region or country.
Related Forms:
- au·tarˈkic (-kĭk), au·tarˈki·cal (-kĭ-kəl) adjective
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