English Explanatory Dictionary

independence

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The quality or state of being independent; lack of dependence; the state of not being reliant on, or controlled by, others.
  2. The state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood.
name
  1. A number of places in the United States:
  2. An unincorporated community in Calaveras County, California.
  3. A census-designated place, the county seat of Inyo County, California.
  4. A ghost town in Pitkin County, Colorado.
  5. An unincorporated community in Warren Township, Warren County, Indiana.
  6. A city, the county seat of Buchanan County, Iowa.
  7. A city, the county seat of Montgomery County, Kansas.
  8. A city in Kentucky, and one of the two county seats of Kenton County.
  9. A town in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana.
  10. A city in Hennepin County, Minnesota.
  11. An unincorporated community in St. Louis County, Minnesota.
  12. A census-designated place in Tate County, Mississippi.

Pronunciation

/ˌɪn.dɪˈpɛn.dəns/ en-us-independence.ogg

Word forms

independence independences independance

Etymology

From French indépendance. Analyzable as in- + de- + pend + -ence or in- + dependence.

Derived words

antiindependence anti-independence financial independence Independence County independence day independence number independence war independency independentism independentist linear independence nonindependence postindependence preindependence war of independence Independence Pass
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