Independence - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Independence :  (noun)
1: freedom from control or influence of another or others [syn: independency]
2: the successful ending of the American Revolution; "they maintained close relations with England even after independence"
3: a city in western Missouri; the beginning of the Santa Fe Trail [syn: Independence]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Independence : \In`de*pend"ence\, n. [Cf. F. ind['e]pendance.] 1. The state or quality of being independent; freedom from dependence; exemption from reliance on, or control by, others; self-subsistence or maintenance; direction of one's own affairs without interference.

Let fortune do her worst, . . . as long as she never makes us lose our honesty and our independence. --Pope.

2. Sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood.

Declaration of Independence (Amer. Hist.), the declaration of the Congress of the Thirteen United States of America, on the 4th of July, 1776, by which they formally declared that these colonies were free and independent States, not subject to the government of Great Britain.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

INDEPENDENCE. A state of perfect irresponsibility to any superior; the United States are free and independent of all earthly power. 2.Independence : may be divided into political and natural independence. By the former is to be understood that we have contracted no tie except those which flow from the three great natural rights of safety, liberty and property. The latter consists in the power of being able to enjoy a permanent well-being, whatever may be the disposition of those from whom we call ourselves independent. In that sense a nation may be independent with regard to most people, but not independent of the whole world. Vide on of Independence.

Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:

Independence, CA Zip code(s): 93526 Independence, IA (city, FIPS 38100) Location: 42.46805 N, 91.89099 W Population (1990): 5972 (2480 housing units) Area: 8.7 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50644 Independence, KS (city, FIPS 33875) Location: 37.23152 N, 95.71385 W Population (1990): 9942 (4735 housing units) Area: 11.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67301 Independence, KY (city, FIPS 39142) Location: 38.95442 N, 84.54735 W Population (1990): 10444 (3686 housing units) Area: 42.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 41051 Independence, LA (town, FIPS 37025) Location: 30.63547 N, 90.50506 W Population (1990): 1632 (700 housing units) Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 70443 Independence, MI Zip code(s): 48346, 48348 Independence, MN (city, FIPS 30842) Location: 45.02205 N, 93.70519 W Population (1990): 2822 (971 housing units) Area: 84.4 sq km (land), 5.2 sq km (water) Independence, MO (city, FIPS 35000) Location: 39.08934 N, 94.35341 W Population (1990): 112301 (48262 housing units) Area: 202.5 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64050, 64052, 64053, 64055, 64056, 64057, 64058 Independence, OH (city, FIPS 37240) Location: 41.38032 N, 81.64151 W Population (1990): 6500 (2424 housing units) Area: 24.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 44131 Independence, OR (city, FIPS 36150) Location: 44.85534 N, 123.19249 W Population (1990): 4425 (1539 housing units) Area: 5.5 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 97351 Independence, VA (town, FIPS 39528) Location: 36.62284 N, 81.15101 W Population (1990): 988 (495 housing units) Area: 6.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 24348 Independence, WI (city, FIPS 36800) Location: 44.36216 N, 91.41931 W Population (1990): 1041 (463 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54747 Independence, WV Zip code(s): 26374

Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:

Example Usage of Independence

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