autarky

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈɔː.tɑːr.ki/ UK /ˈɔː.tɑː.ki/ See IPA manual

noun

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the characteristic or condition of self-sufficiency, usually applied to states, societies, or economic systems

The nation pursued autarky, aiming to produce everything it needed without imports.

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1 noun · the characteristic or... self-sufficiencyeconomic independenceself-relianceautonomy

Opposites

dependence interdependencefree trade

Etymology

From Greek autarkeia ('self-sufficiency'), from autarkes ('self-sufficient'), formed from autos ('self') + arkein ('to suffice'); into Modern English autarky, chiefly in economic and political senses denoting national self-sufficiency.

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# autarky

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈɔː.tɑːr.ki
**IPA (UK):** ˈɔː.tɑː.ki

## Meanings
1. the characteristic or condition of self-sufficiency, usually applied to states, societies, or economic systems

## Examples
- The nation pursued autarky, aiming to produce everything it needed without imports.

## Synonyms
- self-sufficiency
- economic independence
- self-reliance
- autonomy

## Antonyms
- dependence
- interdependence
- free trade

## Etymology
From Greek autarkeia ('self-sufficiency'), from autarkes ('self-sufficient'), formed from autos ('self') + arkein ('to suffice'); into Modern English autarky, chiefly in economic and political senses denoting national self-sufficiency.

## AI Etymology
Autarky comes from Greek autarkeia ('self-sufficiency'), from autarkes ('self-sufficient'), formed from autos ('self') + arkein ('to suffice'); into Modern English autarky, chiefly in economic and political senses denoting national self-sufficiency. In current use it is a noun meaning "the characteristic or condition of self-sufficiency, usually applied to states, societies, or economic systems". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The surface form is compositional: its joined elements remain visible in the modern word. The word's history is thus visible in its construction: the components remain interpretable even after the whole expression has settled into a conventional English meaning.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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