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self-sufficiency
UK
/ˌself.səˈfɪʃ.ən.si/
US
/ˌsɛlf.səˈfɪʃ.ən.si/
self-sufficiencies
pl
Translations
The community aims for self-sufficiency in food production.
Сообщество стремится к самодостаточности в производстве продуктов питания.
The country is working towards energy self-sufficiency.
Страна работает над достижением энергетической автономности.
Additional translations
Definitions
The community's self-sufficiency was evident in their ability to grow their own food and generate their own electricity.
Agricultural reform was aimed at achieving national self-sufficiency in food production.
His air of self-sufficiency made collaboration with the rest of the team difficult.
UK
/ˌself.səˈfɪʃ.ən.si/
US
/ˌsɛlf.səˈfɪʃ.ən.si/
Used only attributively before a noun; functions as a noun modifier rather than a gradable adjective.
Definitions
The government set ambitious self-sufficiency targets for renewable energy.