independence : Idioms & Phrases


american war of independence

  • noun the revolution of the American Colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783
    American Revolution; American War of Independence; American Revolutionary War.
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Declaration of Independence

  • noun the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the Colonies from Great Britain
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  • (Amer. Hist.), the declaration of the Congress of the Thirteen United States of America, on the 4th of July, 1776, by which they formally declared that these colonies were free and independent States, not subject to the government of Great Britain.
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independence day

  • noun a legal holiday in the United States
    Fourth of July; July 4.
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independence hall

  • noun the building in Philadelphia where the Declaration of Independence was signed
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texas independence day

  • noun Texans celebrate the anniversary of Texas' declaration of independence from Mexico in 1836
    March 2.
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war of american independence

  • noun the revolution of the American Colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783
    American Revolution; American War of Independence; American Revolutionary War.
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war of greek independence

  • noun the Greeks rebelled against Turkish rule in 1821; with the support of England and France and Russia they won independence in 1828 at Navarino (although the country included only half its present size)
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