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    self-sufficient
    /ˌsɛlfsəˈfɪʃnt/

    adjective

    • 1. needing no outside help in satisfying one's basic needs, especially with regard to the production of food: "I don't think the country could ever be self-sufficient in food"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSELF-SUFFICIENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of self-sufficient, an adjective that describes someone or something that can provide everything they need without help from others. See how to use self-sufficient in sentences and compare it with related words.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › self-sufficientSelf-sufficient Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the meaning of self-sufficient, an adjective that describes someone or something that can take care of themselves without outside help. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries.

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    Self-sufficient definition: able to supply one's own or its own needs without external assistance. See examples of SELF-SUFFICIENT used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySELF-SUFFICIENT definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of self-sufficient, an adjective that describes someone or something that can provide everything they need without help from others. See how to use self-sufficient in sentences and find synonyms, antonyms, and related words.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDefinition of 'self-sufficient' - Collins Online Dictionary

    Someone who is self-sufficient is able to live happily without anyone else. Although she had various boyfriends, she was, and remains, fiercely self-sufficient. He'd created a tiny, self-sufficient world for himself. Synonyms: independent, self-contained, self-reliant, self-sustaining More Synonyms of self-sufficient.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › self-sufficientself-sufficient adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation...

    Learn the meaning of self-sufficient, an adjective that describes someone or something that can do or produce everything without help. See how to use it in sentences and collocations with other words.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSELF-SUFFICIENCY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    the quality of being able to take care of yourself, to be happy, or to deal with problems, without help from other people: She encouraged self-sufficiency in her daughters. Synonym. autarky specialized. See. self-sufficient. Fewer examples.