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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

/ ˌɪ²Ô»åɪˈ±èÉ›²Ô»åÉ™²Ô²õ /

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

/ ˌɪ²Ô»åɪˈ±èÉ›²Ô»åÉ™²Ô²õ /

noun

  1. the state or quality of being independent Also calledindependency
“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

  1. City in western Missouri .
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Notes

Beginning of the Santa Fe Trail , used by settlers moving west.
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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  • ±è´Ç²õ³Ùi²Ô·»å±ð·±è±ð²Ô»åIJԳ¦±ð adjective
  • ±è°ù±ði²Ô·»å±ð·±è±ð²Ô»åIJԳ¦±ð noun
  • ²õ³Üp±ð°ù·¾±²Ôd±ð·±è±ð²Ô»åIJԳ¦±ð noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of independence1

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

See freedom.
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A new Greenland coalition government was formed in March, led by the centre-right Democrats party which favours a gradual approach to independence.

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“This is one of the most important days, in my opinion, in American history. It’s our declaration of economic independence.â€

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"It's our declaration of economic independence," Trump said in the White House Rose Garden against a backdrop of US flags.

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Mauritius has argued that it was illegally forced to give away the Chagos Islands as part of a deal to get independence from Britain in the 1960s.

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The Scottish independence referendum was the focus on 1 April 2014, with the Daily Express, the Daily Mail, the Sun and the Guardian all publishing prank stories that year.

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