English dictionary

independence

/,/I/nd/I/'p/E/nd/@/ns/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

freedom from control or influence of another or others

noun.state

Synonyms independency

Source: WordNet 3.0
the successful ending of the American Revolution

noun.event

Examples
They maintained close relations with England even after independence.

Source: WordNet 3.0
a city in western Missouri; the beginning of the Santa Fe Trail

noun.location

Source: WordNet 3.0
The state or quality of being independent; freedom from dependence; exemption from reliance on, or control by, others; self-subsistence or maintenance; direction of one's own affairs without interference.

noun

Source: webster1913