au ‧ tar ‧ chy BrE AmE especially British English , autarky American English /ˈɔːtɑːki $ ˈɒːtɑːr-/ noun ( plural autarchies ) [uncountable and countable]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Greek ; Origin: autarchia , from auto- ( ⇨ ↑ auto- ) + -archia ( , ↑ -archy ) ]
formal a policy in which a country or area does not want or need goods, food etc from any other country or area, or a country which has this policy