independence

¹

[in-di-pen-duhns]

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

[in-di-pen-duhns]

noun

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

2. a town in SE Kansas.

Independence

¹

/ 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)

independence

²

/ ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns /

noun

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

Independence

1. City in western Missouri.

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

Other Word Forms

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Independence¹

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

Synonym Study

See freedom.

Example Sentences

The timing of the first of several recent anti-gentrification protests in Mexico City was no coincidence - 4 July, US Independence Day.

From BBC

Which is why the president called in the European cavalry for Independence Day: keen to make Moldova's path to EU membership as "irreversible" as she asserts.

From BBC

Padres on Independence Day: It will be a while before the Padres visit Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times

The takeover would also cover “current and future exhibitions, with particular attention to those planned for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence” to ensure they “highlight American achievement and progress.”

From Salon

And presenting Black characters whose family names predate the Declaration of Independence is practically unheard of.

From Salon

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