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Noun: independence  ,in-di'pen-dun(t)s
  1. Freedom from control or influence of another or others
    "The teenager craved independence from her parents";
    - independency
     
  2. The successful ending of the American Revolution
    "they maintained close relations with England even after independence"
     
  3. The state of being able to support oneself without help from others
    "She values her financial independence"
Noun: Independence  ,in-di'pen-dun(t)s
  1. A city in western Missouri that served as a major starting point for the Santa Fe, Oregon, and California Trails

Sounds like: inciteful, insightence, independ

Derived forms: independences

See also: dependent, independent

Type of: city, freedom, metropolis, triumph, urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn], victory

Part of: Missouri, MO, Mo., Show Me State [informal]

Encyclopedia: Independence, Or