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autarky

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɔːtɑːkɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ô′tär kē)

Inflections of 'autarky' (n): npl: autarkies

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
au•tar•ky  (ô′tär kē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -kies. 
  1. Governmentthe condition of self-sufficiency, esp. economic, as applied to a nation.
  2. Governmenta national policy of economic independence.
Also, autarchy. 
  • Greek autárkeia, equivalent. to aut- aut- + arke- suffice + -ia -ia
  • 1610–20
au•tar′kic, au•tar′ki•cal, adj. 
au•tar′ki•cal•ly, adv. 
au′tar•kist, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
autarky /ˈɔːtɑːkɪ/ n ( pl -kies)
  1. (esp of a political unit) a system or policy of economic self-sufficiency aimed at removing the need for imports
Etymology: 17th Century: from Greek autarkeia, from autarkēs self-sufficient, from auto- + arkein to sufficeauˈtarkic, auˈtarkical adj ˈautarkist n
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