independence
CONDITION OF A NATION, COUNTRY, OR STATE WHICH EXERCISES SELF-GOVERNMENT, AND USUALLY SOVEREIGNTY, OVER THE TERRITORY
Independence (politics); Independent state; Independance; Independent (nation); Political independence; Say yes to independence; Nominal independence; Independent nation; Independent country; Indepence
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
If a country has or gains independence, it has its own government and is not ruled by any other country.
In 1816, Argentina declared its independence from Spain.
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Someone's independence is the fact that they do not rely on other people.
He was afraid of losing his independence.
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