AUTARKY


Meaning of AUTARKY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈȯ-ˌtär-kē ]

noun

Etymology: German Autarkie, from Greek autarkeia, from autarkēs self-sufficient, from aut- + arkein to defend, suffice — more at ark

Date: 1657

1. : self-sufficiency , independence ; specifically : national economic self-sufficiency and independence

2. : a policy of establishing a self-sufficient and independent national economy

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