English Explanatory Dictionary

Independence Day

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A holiday celebrated in the United States commemorating the country's independence from Great Britain, celebrated each year on the 4th of July.
  2. A national holiday in the Philippines observed annually on June 12, commemorating the declaration of Philippine independence from Spain in 1898.
  3. A national holiday in India observed annually on 15 August, commemorating the nation'a independence from Great Britain in 1947.
  4. A national holiday in Malaysia observed annually on 31 August, commemorating the Federation of Malaya's independence from the United Kingdom in 1957.
noun
  1. An annual celebration commemorating the anniversary of a nation's assumption of independent statehood.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Independence Day.wav

Word forms

Independence Day independence days

Synonyms

Merdeka Day National Day

Related words

fireworks 4th of July Fourth of July Merdeka Day Merdeka

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 獨立日 /独立日 Finnish: itsenäisyyspäivä Georgian: დამოუკიდებლობის დღე Hindi: स्वतंत्रता दिवस Japanese: インデペンデンスデイ Japanese: 独立記念日 Malay: Hari Merdeka Malay: Hari Kebangsaan Nepali: स्वतन्त्रता दिवस Persian: روز استقلال Spanish: Día de la Independencia Swahili: Siku ya Uhuru Tagalog: Araw ng Kasarinlan Tagalog: Araw ng Kalayaan Tamil: விடுதலை நாள் Tamil: சுதந்திர தினம் Urdu: یوم آزادی
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