autarky

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αὐτάρκεια (autárkeia, self sufficiency). Compare autarchy.

Pronunciation

Noun

autarky (countable and uncountable, plural autarkies)

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

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