independencenoun [ U ]
uk/ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.dəns/us/ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.dəns/B2 freedom from being governed or ruled by another country:
Mexico gained its independence from Spain in 1821.
B1 the ability to live your life without being helped or influenced by other people:
It's important that parents should allow their children some independence.
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- Britain conceded independence to India in 1948.
- The country declared independence in 1952.
- Mexico gained its independence from Spain in l821.
- The country has been able to celebrate the return of its independence so brutally snuffed out in 1940.
- They were the only country to argue for even token recognition of the Baltic states' independence.
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Colonisation & self-government
- annex
- autonomous
- autonomy
- client state
- colonial
- crown colony
- decolonization
- dependency
- devolution
- devolve
- Independence Day
- nationalism
- nationalist
- neocolonialism
- non-aligned
- self-rule
- separatism
- separatist
- the British Empire
- the free world
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