Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective not relying on imports; -- of countries.
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- adjective Of or pertaining to an
autarky - adjective
self-sufficient
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- adjective of countries; not relying on imports
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Examples
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"We don't want an autarkic economy that stays within itself, isolated from the process of globalization," he said.
Freshly Sworn In, Peru President Raises Wages Robert Kozak 2011
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Since then it has grown into a nationalist and sometimes autarkic philosophy.
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Many others, such as former head of the Libyan National Oil Corporation, Shukri Ghanem, successfully fended off the worst possible excesses of the resource nationalism and autarkic thinking of Seif's opponents.
The Seif Paradox Jason Pack 2011
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The fact is that time is a factor in all endeavors, whether one chooses to cooperate or if one chooses to have an autarkic existence.
Roll Over, Ricardo, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Since then it has grown into a nationalist and sometimes autarkic philosophy.
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Affordable and reliable spaceflight needn't be side tracked by autarkic populism.
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Its transition from centrally-planned, autarkic and dysfunctional empire to a more pluralistic, modern and dynamic element of a multi-polar world is lasting decades.
Head to Head in Moscow Power Play Geoffrey T. Smith 2011
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India enjoys an advantage in this regard because it has a longer tradition of brand-building than, say, China—despite many restrictions, Indian firms have faced stiffer competition and a freer press than many other, more autarkic, markets in Asia.
Consumers Safely in the Driver's Seat Abheek Bhattacharya 2012
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Central planning and autarkic barter systems have given way to generally capitalist principles with a resounding vote of confidence to the quintessentially American way of life.
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Indian business leaders tend to frame the importance of English in purely economic terms, as a symbol of a once autarkic country participating in the global economy, and one of the few areas where India leads neighboring China.
India's Aspiring English Speakers Sadanand Dhume 2010
hermitcl commented on the word autarkic
Self-sufficient, independent, autonomous. Alternate spelling, Autarchic.
June 14, 2009
qms commented on the word autarkic
When impinging passions anarchic
Confuse and then render him heart sick,
He seeks out the balm
Of contemplative calm
Where feelings are pure and autarkic.
July 4, 2015