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   Self-suf·fi·cient

   /ˌselfsəˈfiSH(ə)nt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. needing no outside help in satisfying one's basic needs, especially with regard to the production of food: "I don't think Botswana, due to the climate, could ever be self-sufficient in food"
   • ▪ emotionally and intellectually independent: "their son was a little bit of a loner and very self-sufficient"

   Derivatives

   • 1. self-sufficiently adverb
   • 2. self-sufficing adjective

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   What does self–sufficient mean?

   • Self–sufficient Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary SELF–SUFFICIENT meaning: able to live or function without help or support from others The Britannica Dictionarymobile search Home Ask the Editor Word of the Day Quizzes Core Vocabulary Browse the Dictionary Britannica Homepage Ask the Editor Word of the Day Quizzes Core Vocabulary

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   • Definition of self-sufficient adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary self-sufficient (in something) able to do or produce everything that you need without the help of other people The country is totally self-sufficient in food production.

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   Where did the word self-sufficient come from?

   • The earliest known use of the word self-sufficient is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for self-sufficient is from 1596, in the writing of William Barlow, bishop of Lincoln. self-sufficient is formed within English, by derivation; originally modelled on a Greek lexical item. Etymons: self- prefix, sufficient adj.

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   • a children's game in which a group of children hide in secret places and then one child has to go to look for them SELF-SUFFICIENT definition: having everything that you need yourself and not needing help from others. Learn more.

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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.

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   self-sufficient (in something) able to do or produce everything that you need without the help of other people. The country is totally self-sufficient in food production. policies to encourage people to become more self-sufficient and less dependent on welfare. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.

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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.

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   Feb 19, 2018 · SELF-SUFFICIENT definition: having everything that you need yourself and not needing help from others. Learn more.

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   Definitions of 'self-sufficient' 1. If a country or group is self-sufficient, it is able to produce or make everything that it needs. [...] 2. Someone who is self-sufficient is able to live happily without anyone else. [...] More. Synonyms of 'self-sufficient' • independent, self-contained, self-reliant, self-sustaining [...] More.

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   SELF–SUFFICIENT meaning: able to live or function without help or support from others.

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    What does the word self-sufficient mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word self-sufficient , two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.