independence day

Independence Day proper noun · noun

Sayin-di-PEN-duhns day/ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns ˌdeɪ/

4 meanings of independence day

1
proper noun · Independence DayUS
A US holiday on July 4 that celebrates the country becoming free from Great Britain.
We watch the fireworks over the river every Independence Day.
On Independence Day, the whole town comes out for the parade on Main Street.
2
nouncountable
A holiday each year that marks the day a country became independent.
Every country in the region has its own independence day.
There is a big parade in the capital on the nation's independence day.
3
proper noun · Independence DayIndia
An Indian national holiday on August 15 that remembers India becoming free from Great Britain in 1947.
Our school has a flag hoisting every Independence Day.
Shops sell small paper flags in orange, white and green before Independence Day.
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proper noun · Independence DayPhilippines
A Philippine national holiday on June 12 that remembers the country declaring freedom from Spain in 1898.
Our barangay held a flag-raising ceremony on Independence Day.
The malls in Manila hang giant flags for Independence Day.

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