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    • Synonyms independence 1 American [in-di-pen-duhns] / ˌɪn dɪˈpɛn dəns /

    noun

    1. Also the state or quality of being independent.

    2. freedom from the control, influence, support, aid, or the like, of others.

    3. Archaic. a competency.

    Independence 2 American [in-di-pen-duhns] / ˌɪn dɪˈpɛn dəns /

    noun

    1. a city in W Missouri: starting point of the Santa Fe and Oregon trails.

    2. a town in SE Kansas.

    Independence 1 British / ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns /

    noun

    1. a city in W Missouri, near Kansas City: starting point for the Santa Fe, Oregon, and California Trails (1831–44). Pop: 112 079 (2003 est)

    "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 independence 2 British / ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns /

    noun

    1. Also called: independency. the state or quality of being independent

    "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Independence Cultural

    1. City in western Missouri.

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    Beginning of the Santa Fe Trail, used by settlers moving west.

    Other Word Forms

    • interindependence noun
    • postindependence adjective
    • preindependence noun
    • superindependence noun

    Etymology

    Origin of independence

    First recorded in 1630–40; independ(ent) + -ence

    Example Sentences

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    The two leaders will attend a traditional kite festival and visit the Sabarmati Ashram, the spiritual retreat where Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of the Indian independence struggle, lived for many years.

    From Barron's

    Uganda's flag -- created when the country achieved independence from Britain in 1962 -- has stripes of black to represent Africa, yellow for its sunshine, and red to represent African brotherhood, with a grey crowned crane overlaid.

    From Barron's

    Israel announced last month it was officially recognizing Somaliland, a first for the self-proclaimed republic since it declared independence from Somalia in 1991.

    From Barron's

    Polling consistently shows that Greenlanders generally favour eventual independence from Denmark but oppose being owned by the US.

    From BBC

    A third option would be to endorse Greenland’s push for full independence from Denmark.

    From The Wall Street Journal

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