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, nounWords nearby autarky
aut caesar, aut nihil,
aut-,
autacoid,
autarch,
autarchy,
autarky,
autecic,
autecious,
autecism,
autecology,
auteuil
British Dictionary definitions for autarkic
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