self-sufficient

🇺🇸 /ˌself səˈfɪʃnt/ 🇬🇧 /ˌself səˈfɪʃnt/
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adjective
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Able to provide for all your own needs without help from others

The small island community became self-sufficient by growing their own food and generating their own power.

translation

adj. Able to provide for all your own needs without help from others