self-sufficient
/ˌsɛlfsəˈfɪʃ(ə)nt/
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American sound/ˌsɛlfsəˈfɪʃ(ə)nt/
ˌsɛlfsəˈfɪʃənt
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ˌsɛlfsə - ˈfɪʃənt -> self sufficient
Myanmar meaning
ကိုယ့်လိုအပ်ချက်ကို ကိုယ့်ဘာသာဖြည့်စွမ်းနိုင်သော။ အမှီအခိုကင်းလွတ်သော။
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- ‘Carrying a tent and a small camping stove with him, he camped every night during his journey through Europe and Russia, cooking his own food and therefore remaining self-sufficient.’
- ‘There, the farmers have helped transform the country into a self-sufficient food producer, to the extent that Zambia will this year export maize for the first time in decades.’
- ‘Despite its use of ‘primitive’ techniques, Mexico was also once largely self-sufficient in basic grains production.’
- ‘Zambia, in the last three years, has not only been self-sufficient in food, but has managed to export maize to some neighbouring countries.’
- ‘India is self-sufficient in food production, but starvation is reported every year in this country of a billion-plus people.’
- ‘We don't have to worry about having enough to eat because we are basically self-sufficient in food.’
- ‘Britain had never been self-sufficient in food.’
- ‘I would insist that we be self-sufficient in food within two years, and that all profits from all companies operating on Irish soil should remain in Ireland.’
- ‘Until the past few decades, Nigeria had been self-sufficient in producing enough food to feed the population.’
- ‘Despite abundant livestock, one of the world's richest fishing zones, and a huge agriculture potential, the country is not self-sufficient in food and other basic necessities.’
- ‘Local communities outside the cities are largely self-sufficient in food production.’
- ‘One facet of this was that many parts of the non-European world, previously self-sufficient in basic foods, were now forced into being suppliers of cheap raw materials for the rich countries.’
- ‘Turkey is self-sufficient in food production.’
- ‘We believe that Montserrat should be self-sufficient in food production.’
- ‘Both sides in Cyprus are fairly self-sufficient in terms of food production and both export a variety of fruit and vegetables.’
- ‘The country is self-sufficient in food production, despite the increased production of cash crops.’
- ‘In 1975 Angola was self-sufficient in food crops, the world's fourth-largest coffee grower, and had the richest fishing grounds in southern Africa.’
- ‘As I argued in my last column, we must not fool ourselves into believing that we can become totally self-sufficient in food.’
- ‘Approximately 85 percent of the population live in rural areas and are largely self-sufficient in food production, and many derive cash income from export cash crops and local food markets.’
- ‘Seeds and tools can be given, which allow families to grow food and become self-sufficient.’
Synonyms
independent, autonomous, self-reliant, self-contained, arrogant, closed, competent, conceited, confident, doing one's own thing, efficient, egotistic, haughty, individual, on one's own, out for number one, self-confident, self-dependent, self-financing, self-sufficing, self-supported, self-supporting, self-sustained, self-sustaining, smug, unit
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independentautonomousself-reliantself-containedarrogantclosedcompetentconceitedconfidentdoing one's own thingefficientegotistichaughtyindividualon one's ownout for number oneself-confidentself-dependentself-financingself-sufficingself-supportedself-supportingself-sustainedself-sustainingsmugunitdependentincapable
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