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autarky

Syllabification: (au·tar·ky)
Pronunciation: /ˈôˌtärkē/

Definition of autarky

noun

  • economic independence or self-sufficiency.
  • a country, state, or society that is economically independent.

Derivatives

autarkic

Pronunciation: /ôˈtärkik/

adjective

Origin:

early 17th century: from Greek autarkeia, from autarkēs 'self-sufficiency', from autos 'self' + arkein 'suffice'

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