war of independence

noun

A civil war by which a rebellious party achieves its independence from a state or ruler.

Similar
independence warfreedom fightwar of liberation
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Meanings

war of independence1

nounwar of independence (plural wars of independence)

plural wars of independence

  1. A civil war by which a rebellious party achieves its independence from a state or ruler.

    Synonyms: independence war, freedom fight, war of liberation

War of Independence2

proper nounthe War of Independence
  1. USabbreviationellipsisgovernmentEllipsis of American War of Independence

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA civil war by which a rebellious party achieves its independence from a state or ruler.

Similar
independence warfreedom fightwar of liberation
Also see
american revolutionary waramerican war of independencefreedom fightindependence warwar of liberation

Translations

Afrikaans vryheidsoorlog
  • vryheidsoorlogwar of independence
Bengali মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, স্বাধীনতার যুদ্ধ
  • মুক্তিযুদ্ধ (muktijuddho)war of independence
  • স্বাধীনতার যুদ্ধ (śadhinotar juddho)war of independence
Dutch onafhankelijkheidsoorlog, secessieoorlog
  • onafhankelijkheidsoorlogwar of independence
  • secessieoorlogwar of independence
Finnish itsenäisyyssota, vapaussota
  • itsenäisyyssotawar of independence
  • vapaussotawar of independence
French guerre d'indépendance
  • guerre d'indépendancewar of independence
German Unabhängigkeitskrieg
  • Unabhängigkeitskriegwar of independence
Hungarian függetlenségi háború, szabadságharc
  • függetlenségi háborúwar of independence
  • szabadságharcwar of independence
Irish cogadh saoirse
  • cogadh saoirsewar of independence
Italian guerra d'indipendenza
  • guerra d'indipendenzawar of independence
Norwegian Bokmål uavhengighetskrig
  • uavhengighetskrigwar of independence
Polish wojna o niepodległość
  • wojna o niepodległośćwar of independence
Portuguese guerra de independência
  • guerra de independênciawar of independence
Romanian război de independență
  • război de independențăwar of independence
Russian война́ за незави́симость
  • война́ за незави́симость (vojná za nezavísimostʹ)war of independence
Spanish guerra de independencia
  • guerra de independenciawar of independence
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APA

war of independence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/war%20of%20independence

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Chicago

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