au·tar·ky

or au·tar·chy (ô′tär′kē)

n. pl. au·tar·kies or au·tar·chies

1. A policy of national self-sufficiency and nonreliance on imports or economic aid.

2. A self-sufficient region or country.

[Greek autarkeia, self-sufficiency, from autarkēs, self-sufficient : auto-, auto- + arkein, to suffice.]

au·tar′kic (-kĭk), au·tar′ki·cal (-kĭ-kəl) adj.

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autarkical

(ɔːˈtɑːkɪkəl)

adj

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of or relating to autarky

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Adj.	1.	autarkical - of or relating to or characterized by autarchy autarchic, autarchical
	2.	autarkical - of countries; not relying on imports autarkic independent - free from external control and constraint; "an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism"

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