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autarky
au·tar·ky [ áw trkee ] (plural au·tar·kies)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. economic self-sufficiency: an economic policy or situation in which a nation is independent of international trade and not reliant upon imported goods
2. self-sufficient country: a nation that is economically self-sufficient
[Early 17th century. < Greek autarkeia "self-sufficiency" < autarkēs "self-sufficient" < arkein "be sufficient"]

au·tar·kic [ aw trkik ] adjective
au·tar·ki·cal [ aw trkik'l ] adjective
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