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autarky
or au·tar·chy
[ aw-tahr-kee ]
/ ËÉ tÉr ki /
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noun, plural au·tar·kies.
the condition of self-sufficiency, especially economic, as applied to a nation.
a national policy of economic independence.
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Origin of autarky
OTHER WORDS FROM autarky
au·tar·kic, au·tar·ki·cal, adjectiveau·tar·ki·cal·ly, adverbau·tar·kist, nounWords nearby autarky
Austro-Prussian War, aut-, autacoid, autarch, autarchy, autarky, aut Caesar, aut nihil, autecic, autecious, autecism, autecology
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British Dictionary definitions for autarky
autarky
/ (ËÉËtÉËkÉȘ) /
noun plural -kies
(esp of a political unit) a system or policy of economic self-sufficiency aimed at removing the need for imports
an economically self-sufficient country
Derived forms of autarky
autarkic, adjectiveautarkist, nounWord Origin for autarky
C17: from Greek autarkeia, from autarkÄs self-sufficient, from auto- + arkein to suffice
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