autarky

au·tar·ky

self-sufficiency; independence
economic self-sufficiency, esp. on a national basis; national policy of getting along without imports

Origin of autarky

Classical Greek autarkeia, self-sufficiency from autos, self + arkein, to achieve, suffice: see exercise

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autarky

or au·tar·chy

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.

Origin of autarky

Greek autarkeia self-sufficiency from autarkēs self-sufficient auto- auto- arkein to suffice

Related Forms:

au·tar′kic au·tar′ki·cal
adjective

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Noun

(plural autarkies)

National economic self-sufficiency.
The state of personal self-sufficiency.
An enclosed ecosystem.

Origin

Ancient Greek αὐτάρκεια (autarkia, “self sufficiency”).

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