| NOUN | state | independence, independency | freedom from control or influence of another or others |
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| event | independence | the successful ending of the American Revolution | |
| location | Independence | a city in western Missouri |
| Sounds | ih.ndihpeh'ndahns | |
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| Rhymes | abeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns... | |
| Meaning | freedom from control or influence of another or others. | |
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| Synonym | independency | |
| Attributes | dependent | Relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed |
| independent | Free from external control and constraint / constraint | |
| Narrower | autarky, autarchy | Economic independence as a national policy |
| autonomy, liberty | immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority | |
| autonomy, self-direction, self-reliance, self-sufficiency | personal independence | |
| separateness | Political independence | |
| Broader | freedom | The condition of being free |
| Spanish | independencia | |
| Catalan | independència | |
| Adjectives | independent | free from external control and constraint / constraint |
| independent | (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces | |
| independent | not controlled by a party or interest group | |
| Meaning | The successful ending of the American Revolution. | |
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| Example | "they maintained close relations with England even after independence" | |
| Broader | victory, triumph | A successful ending of a struggle or contest / contest |
| Spanish | independencia | |
| Catalan | independència | |
| Meaning | A city in western Missouri; the beginning of the Santa Fe Trail. | |
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| Instance of | city, metropolis, urban center | A large and densely populated urban area |
| Part of | Missouri, Show Me State, MO, Mo. | A midwestern state in central United States |
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