Meanings
independence day1
nounindependence day (plural independence days)
plural independence days
- An annual celebration commemorating the anniversary of a nation's assumption of independent statehood.
Independence Day2
proper noun
- USA holiday celebrated in the United States commemorating the country's independence from Great Britain, celebrated each year on the 4th of July.
- PhilippinesA national holiday in the Philippines observed annually on June 12, commemorating the declaration of Philippine independence from Spain in 1898.
- IndiaA national holiday in India observed annually on 15 August, commemorating the nation'a independence from Great Britain in 1947.
- MalaysiaA 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
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA national holiday in Malaysia observed annually on 31 August, commemorating the Federation of Malaya's independence from the United Kingdom in 1957.
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nouna legal holiday in the United States
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Fourth of JulyJuly 4
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Translations
Arabic يَوْم الاِسْتِقْلَال, عِيد الاِسْتِقْلَال
- يَوْم الاِسْتِقْلَال (yawm al-istiqlāl)annual celebration
- عِيد الاِسْتِقْلَال (ʕīd al-istiqlāl)annual celebration
Bulgarian ден на независимостта́
- ден на независимостта́ (den na nezavisimosttá)annual celebration
Chinese Mandarin 獨立日 /独立日, 獨立紀念日 /独立纪念日
- 獨立日 /独立日 (dúlìrì)annual celebration
- 獨立紀念日 /独立纪念日 (dúlì jìniànrì)annual celebration
- 獨立日 /独立日 (Dúlìrì)holiday
Danish uafhængighedsdag
- uafhængighedsdagannual celebration
Dutch onafhankelijkheidsdag, Onafhankelijkheidsdag
- onafhankelijkheidsdagannual celebration
- Onafhankelijkheidsdagannual celebration
Estonian iseseisvumispäev
- iseseisvumispäevannual celebration
Finnish itsenäisyyspäivä, itsenäisyyspäivä
- itsenäisyyspäiväannual celebration
- itsenäisyyspäiväholiday
French jour de l'indépendance
- jour de l'indépendanceannual celebration
German Unabhängigkeitstag
- Unabhängigkeitstagannual celebration
Greek ημέρα ανεξαρτησίας
- ημέρα ανεξαρτησίας (iméra anexartisías)annual celebration
Hebrew יוֹם עַצְמָאוּת
- יוֹם עַצְמָאוּת (yóm 'atsma'út)annual celebration
Hindi स्वतंत्रता दिवस, स्वतंत्रता दिवस
- स्वतंत्रता दिवस (svatantratā divas)annual celebration
- स्वतंत्रता दिवस (svatantratā divas)holiday
Hungarian függetlenség napja
- függetlenség napjaannual celebration
Icelandic fullveldisdagur, þjóðhátíðardagur
- fullveldisdagurannual celebration
- þjóðhátíðardagurannual celebration
Indonesian hari kemerdekaan
- hari kemerdekaanannual celebration
Japanese 独立記念日, インデペンデンス・デイ
- 独立記念日 (dokuritsu kinenbi)annual celebration
- インデペンデンス・デイ (Independensu-Dei)annual celebration
- インデペンデンスデイ (independensudei)holiday
- 独立記念日 (dokuritsu kinenbi)holiday
Korean 독립기념일
- 독립기념일 (dongnipginyeomil)annual celebration
Malay hri kebangsaan, hari kemerdekaan
- hri kebangsaanannual celebration
- hari kemerdekaanannual celebration
- Hari Merdekaholiday
- Hari Kebangsaanholiday
Persian روز استقلال
- روز استقلال (ruz-e-esteqlâl)holiday
Polish dzień niepodległości
- dzień niepodległościannual celebration
Portuguese dia da independência
- dia da independênciaannual celebration
Romanian ziua independenței
- ziua independențeiannual celebration
Russian день незави́симости
- день незави́симости (denʹ nezavísimosti)annual celebration
Spanish día de la independencia, Día de la Independencia
- día de la independenciaannual celebration
- Día de la Independenciaholiday
Swahili siku ya uhuru, Siku ya Uhuru
- siku ya uhuruannual celebration
- Siku ya Uhuruholiday
Swedish självständighetsdag
- självständighetsdagannual celebration
Tagalog araw ng kasarinlan, araw ng kalayaan
- araw ng kasarinlanannual celebration
- araw ng kalayaanannual celebration
- Araw ng Kasarinlanannual celebration
- Araw ng Kalayaanannual celebration
- Araw ng Kasarinlanholiday
- Araw ng Kalayaanholiday
Tamil விடுதலை நாள், சுதந்திர தினம்
- விடுதலை நாள் (viṭutalai nāḷ)annual celebration
- சுதந்திர தினம் (cutantira tiṉam)annual celebration
- விடுதலை நாள் (viṭutalai nāḷ)holiday
- சுதந்திர தினம் (cutantira tiṉam)holiday
Ukrainian день незале́жності
- день незале́жності (denʹ nezaléžnosti)annual celebration
Urdu یومِ آزادی, یوم آزادی
- یومِ آزادی (yaum-i āzādī)annual celebration
- یوم آزادی (yaum-e-āzādī)holiday
Vietnamese ngày độc lập
- ngày độc lậpannual celebration
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APA
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MLA
“independence day.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/independence%20day. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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