autarkic
/ɔˈtɑrkɪk/
adjective
- Relating to a policy or condition of economic self-sufficiency, where a country or region tries to produce everything it needs without relying on imports.
- Some historians argue that autarkic systems often lead to lower living standards because they limit trade.
- During the war, the island nation became more autarkic, growing its own food and making its own goods.
- The country adopted an autarkic economic policy to reduce dependence on foreign oil.
- Self-sufficient; able to provide for all of one's own needs without outside help.
- The remote farming community was almost completely autarkic, producing its own food, clothing, and tools.
- She dreamed of building an autarkic house that generated its own electricity and collected its own water.
- In a survival situation, being autarkic means you don't have to rely on stores or outside supplies.
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