independence day
independence day noun: an annual celebration commemorating the anniversary of a nation's assumption of independent statehood.
Noun
independence day (plural independence days)
- An annual celebration commemorating the anniversary of a nation's assumption of independent statehood.
Proper noun capitalized: Independence Day
Independence Day
- A holiday celebrated in the United States commemorating the country's independence from Great Britain, celebrated each year on the 4th of July.
- A national holiday in the Philippines observed annually on June 12, commemorating the declaration of Philippine independence from Spain in 1898.
- A national holiday in India observed annually on 15 August, commemorating the nation'a independence from Great Britain in 1947.
- A national holiday in Malaysia observed annually on 31 August, commemorating the Federation of Malaya's independence from the United Kingdom in 1957.
- Synonyms:
- Merdeka Day, National Day
independence day meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
independence day in Hindi
- annual celebration
- स्वतंत्रता दिवस svatantratā divas
independence day in Tamil
- annual celebration
- விடுதலை நாள் viṭutalai nāḷ, சுதந்திர தினம் cutantira tiṉam
independence day in Marathi
- annual celebration
- स्वातंत्र्य दिन svātantrya din
independence day in Urdu
- annual celebration
- یومِ آزادی yaum-i āzādī
More languagesFewer languages
- independence day in Telugu
- స్వాతంత్ర్యదివస svātantryadivasa
- independence day in Kannada
- ಬಿಡುಗಡೆಯ ದಿನ, ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯ ದಿನ
- independence day in Tagalog
- araw ng kasarinlan, araw ng kalayaan, Araw ng Kasarinlan, Araw ng Kalayaan
- independence day in Arabic
- يَوْم الاِسْتِقْلَال yawm al-istiqlāl, عِيد الاِسْتِقْلَال ʕīd al-istiqlāl
- independence day in Malay
- hri kebangsaan, hari kemerdekaan
- independence day in Indonesian
- hari kemerdekaan
- independence day in Vietnamese
- ngày độc lập
Synonyms of independence day
Forms of independence day
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Questions about independence day
- What does independence day mean?
- Independence day means an annual celebration commemorating the anniversary of a nation's assumption of independent statehood.
- What is independence day in Hindi?
- Independence day in Hindi is स्वतंत्रता दिवस (svatantratā divas). See Independence day meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is independence day?
- Independence day can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of independence day?
- The plural of independence day is independence days.
Words near independence day in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: independence day (page history and authors); Independence Day (page history and authors); స్వాతంత్ర్యదివస (Telugu) (page history and authors); independence day (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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