independence day
noun
Simple meaning
A holiday celebrated in the United States commemorating the country's independence from Great Britain, celebrated each year on the 4th of July.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
ihndihpehnduhnsdaySay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ɪndɪˈpɛndənsˈdeɪ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
us
A holiday celebrated in the United States commemorating the country's independence from Great Britain, celebrated each year on the 4th of July.
US
A legal holiday in the United States
An annual celebration commemorating the anniversary of a nation's assumption of independent statehood.
india
A national holiday in India observed annually on August 15, commemorating the nation's independence from Great Britain in 1947.
philippines
A national holiday in the Philippines observed annually on June 12, commemorating the declaration of Philippine independence from Spain in 1898.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: A holiday celebrated in the United States commemorating the country's independence from Great Britain, celebrated each year on the 4th of July.
Used this way, independence day is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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