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self-contained

self·con·tained

self-contained

 
pronunciation:
self kn teInd
features:
Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: adjective
definition: having everything needed to survive or function.
The self-contained community grew all its own food.
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derivations: self-containedly (adv.), self-containedness (n.)