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Latest post Sat, Oct 30 2004 12:57 PM by nada811. 1 replies.
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nada811  +  52814 Sat, 30 Oct 04 12:57 PM
Do we say :
self sufficiency
or
self satisfaction
or neither to describe a country that depends only on its resources?
nada811
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CalifJim  +  52847 Sat, 30 Oct 04 09:04 PM
The country has sufficient resources for itself, so it is a matter of self-sufficiency.

(Both of these words contain a hyphen, by the way: self-sufficiency, self-satisfaction.)

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