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Meaning of independence | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Standard
ˌɪn.dɪˈpɛn.dəns

Definitions

  1. A number of places in the United States:
  2. An unincorporated community in Calaveras County, California.
  3. The quality or state of being independent; lack of dependence; the state of not being reliant on, or controlled by, others.
    countable, uncountable
  4. A census-designated place, the county seat of Inyo County, California.
  5. A city of western Missouri, a suburb of Kansas City. It was a starting point for the Santa Fe and Oregon Trails during the 1800s.
  6. The state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood.
    countable, uncountable
  7. A ghost town in Pitkin County, Colorado.
  8. a city in W Missouri: starting point of the Santa Fe and Oregon trails. 110,303.
  9. An unincorporated community in Warren Township, Warren County, Indiana.
  10. onafhanklikheid إسْتِقْلال независимост independência nezávislost die Unabhängigkeit selvstændighed; uafhængighed ανεξαρτησίαindependencia iseseisvus استقلال itsenäisyys indépendanceעצמאות आजादी neovisnost (anyagi) függetlenség; önállóság kemerdekaan sjálfstæði indipendenza 独立 독립 nepriklausomybė, savarankiškumas neatkarība; patstāvība kemerdekaan onafhankelijkheid, zelfstandigheiduavhengighet, selvstendighetniepodległość آزادی independência independenţă независимость nezávislosť neodvisnost n...
  11. A city, the county seat of Buchanan County, Iowa.
  12. onafhanklik باسْتِقْلال независимо independentemente nezávisle unabhängig selvstændigt; uafhængigt ανεξάρτηταindependientemente iseseisvalt مستقلاً itsenäisesti indépendamment בְּאוֹפֶן עַצמָאִי स्वतन्त्र रूप से neovisno függetlenül, önállóan secara mandiri sjálfstætt indipendentemente 独立して 독립적으로 nepriklausomai, savarankiškai neatkarīgi; patstāvīgi dengan berdikari onafhankelijk, zelfstandiguavhengig, selvstendigsamodzielnie په آزاد ډول independentemente (în mod) in­de­pen­dent независимо nez...
  13. A city, the county seat of Montgomery County, Kansas.
  14. The state or quality of being independent.
  15. A city in Kentucky, and one of the two county seats of Kenton County.
  16. Archaic Sufficient income for comfortable self-support; a competence.
    Archaic
  17. A town in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana.
  18. the state or quality of being independent. Also called: independency
  19. A city in Hennepin County, Minnesota.
  20. (Placename) a city in W Missouri, near Kansas City: starting point for the Santa Fe, Oregon, and California Trails (1831–44). Pop: 112 079 (2003 est)
  21. An unincorporated community in St. Louis County, Minnesota.
  22. the quality or state of being independent.
  23. A census-designated place in Tate County, Mississippi.
  24. Archaic. a sufficient income; competence.
  25. A city in Missouri, United States and one of the two county seats of Jackson County.
  26. A town in Allegany County, New York.
  27. A river in New York; rising in Big Moose and flowing into the Black River at Pine Grove.
  28. A city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
  29. An unincorporated community in Defiance County, Ohio.
  30. A ghost town in Custer County, Oklahoma.
  31. A city in Polk County, Oregon; named for the city in Missouri.
  32. An unincorporated community in Henderson County, Tennessee.
  33. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Texas.
  34. An unincorporated community in Uintah County, Utah.
  35. A town in Wasatch County, Utah.
  36. A town, the county seat of Grayson County, Virginia.
  37. An unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia.
  38. An unincorporated community in Clay County, West Virginia.
  39. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia.
  40. An unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia.
  41. An unincorporated community in Thurston County, Washington.
  42. A city in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin.
  43. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Independence Township.

Equivalents

Беларуская незалежнасць
Български независимост
বাংলা স্বাধীনতা
བོད་སྐད རང་བཙན
Català independència
Cymraeg annibyniaeth
Esperanto sendependeco
Español independencia
Euskara independentzia
Français indépendance
Galego independencia
ગુજરાતી સ્વતંત્રતા
עברית עצמאות
Հայերեն անկախություն
Bahasa Indonesia istiklal istiqlal kemandirian kemerdekaan
Íslenska sjálfstæði
Italiano indipendenza
Қазақша тәуелсіздік
ខ្មែរ ឯករាជ្យ
한국어 독립 독립성 자립 자주 해방
Kurdî istiqlal
Кыргызча эгемендүүлүк
Lietuvių nepriklausomybė
Latviešu neatkarība
Македонски независност
Bahasa Melayu kemerdekaan
Malti indipendenza
ଓଡ଼ିଆ ସ୍ୱାଧୀନତା
پښتو استقلال
Português independência
Română independență
Slovenčina nezávislosť
Shqip pavarësi
Српски независност
Тоҷикӣ озодӣ
Türkmençe garaşsyzlyk
Tagalog kasarinlan
Tiếng Việt độc lập

Examples

“In 1947, India gained independence from the British Empire.”
“Bob the aforesaid, and his present chances of deriving a competent independence from the honourable profession to which he had devoted himself.”
“[…] I had achieved my own living, preserved my independence, and become indebted to no one.”
“And this year, some of the granite facades have a new addition - the blue and yellow of the flag of Ukraine. It's hardly surprising to see the Scots, a nation more attuned to independence than some, showing solidarity with a country brutally invaded by Russia.”
“I was in Kansas City on November 6; it was the day before election, and as usual I planned to cast my ballot in Independence.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
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