autarchy
[ aw-tahr-kee ]
/ ˈɔ tɑr ki /
noun, plural au·tar·chies.
Origin of autarchy
OTHER WORDS FROM autarchy
au·tar·chic, au·tar·chi·cal, adjective au·tar·chi·cal·ly, adverb au·tar·chist, nounWords nearby autarchy
aut,
aut caesar, aut nihil,
aut-,
autacoid,
autarch,
autarchy,
autarky,
autecic,
autecious,
autecism,
autecology
Definition for autarchy (2 of 2)
autarky
or au·tar·chy
[ aw-tahr-kee ]
/ ˈɔ tɑr ki /
noun, plural au·tar·kies.
the condition of self-sufficiency, especially economic, as applied to a nation.
a national policy of economic independence.
OTHER WORDS FROM autarky
au·tar·kic, au·tar·ki·cal, adjective au·tar·ki·cal·ly, adverb au·tar·kist, nounExample sentences from the Web for autarchy
The artistic experience of the civilization of illiteracy is also characterized by impatience and autarchy.
The Civilization of Illiteracy |Mihai NadinAutarchy proved decreasingly possible as the church tried to extend its involvement.
The Civilization of Illiteracy |Mihai Nadin
British Dictionary definitions for autarchy (1 of 3)
autarchy
1
/ (ˈɔːtɑːkɪ) /
noun plural -chies
unlimited rule; autocracy
self-government; self-rule
Derived forms of autarchy
autarchic or autarchical, adjectiveWord Origin for autarchy
C17: from Greek
autarkhia, from
autarkhos autocratic; see
auto-,
-archy
British Dictionary definitions for autarchy (2 of 3)
British Dictionary definitions for autarchy (3 of 3)
autarky
/ (ˈɔːtɑːkɪ) /
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, adjective autarkist, nounWord Origin for autarky
C17: from Greek
autarkeia, from
autarkēs self-sufficient, from
auto- +
arkein to suffice