independence
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of INDEPENDENCE
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freedom from outside control or support
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the state of being independent
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They are fighting for independence from colonial rule. [=fighting because they want to stop being a colony ruled by another country]
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Her ambition is to achieve financial independence. [=to earn all the money she needs; to not depend on money given by anyone else]
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She asserted her independence from her parents by getting her own apartment.
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The country declared (its) independence. [=said that it would no longer accept the rule of another country]
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a war of independence [=a war that is fought to gain independence]
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He has shown a fierce independence of spirit/thought.
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the time when a country or region gains political freedom from outside control
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A month after independence, elections were held.
