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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. freedom from control or influence of another or others;
[syn: independence, independency]

2. the successful ending of the American Revolution;
- Example: "they maintained close relations with England even after independence"

3. a city in western Missouri; the beginning of the Santa Fe Trail;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Independence \In`de*pend"ence\, n. [Cf. F. ind['e]pendance.] [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Let fortune do her worst, . . . as long as she never makes us lose our honesty and our independence. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. Sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

independence n 1: freedom from control or influence of another or others [syn: independence, 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
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

159 Moby Thesaurus words for "independence": Communist threat, Declaration of Independence, Western imperialism, abstention, affluence, anythingarianism, aplomb, arrogance, assets, atrocity story, autarchy, autarky, autonomousness, autonomy, banner, battle hymn, bloody shirt, boastfulness, bottomless purse, bulging purse, colors, composure, conceit, confidence, constraint, control, cop-out, crostarie, disassociation, discipline, disconnection, discreteness, disjunction, disjuncture, dissociation, easy circumstances, embarras de richesses, evasion, expansionism, face, fence-sitting, fiery cross, fortune, free will, freedom, gold, gonfalon, gratuitousness, handsome fortune, haughtiness, high income, high tax bracket, home rule, immateriality, impartiality, imperialist threat, impertinence, inapplicability, inappositeness, inconnection, inconsequence, individualism, inner-direction, internationalism, internationality, irrelation, irrelevance, liberty, lucre, luxuriousness, mammon, manifest destiny, martial music, material wealth, money, money to burn, moneybags, mugwumpery, mugwumpism, national anthem, nationalism, nationality, nationhood, neutralism, neutrality, nonalignment, noncommitment, noninvolvement, nonpartisanism, nothingarianism, opulence, opulency, pardonable pride, pelf, peoplehood, possession, possessions, pride, pridefulness, property, prosperity, prosperousness, proudness, purse-pride, restraint, riches, richness, rugged individualism, self-action, self-activity, self-assurance, self-command, self-confidence, self-conquest, self-consequence, self-containment, self-control, self-denial, self-determination, self-direction, self-discipline, self-esteem, self-government, self-help, self-helpfulness, self-improvement, self-mastery, self-possession, self-reliance, self-respect, self-restraint, self-sufficiency, self-sustainment, separateness, six-figure income, sovereign nationhood, sovereignty, spontaneity, spontaneousness, statehood, stiff-necked pride, stiff-neckedness, strict neutrality, substance, treasure, unconnectedness, unforcedness, unrelatedness, upper bracket, vanity, voluntariness, voluntarism, voluntaryism, volunteer, volunteering, war song, wealth, wealthiness, yellow peril
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):

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.
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Independence -- U.S. County in Arkansas Population (2000): 34233 Housing Units (2000): 14841 Land area (2000): 763.781051 sq. miles (1978.183758 sq. km) Water area (2000): 7.792729 sq. miles (20.183074 sq. km) Total area (2000): 771.573780 sq. miles (1998.366832 sq. km) Located within: Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05 Location: 35.757476 N, 91.587049 W Headwords: Independence Independence, AR Independence County Independence County, AR
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Independence, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri Population (2000): 113288 Housing Units (2000): 50213 Land area (2000): 78.328220 sq. miles (202.869151 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.126088 sq. miles (0.326566 sq. km) Total area (2000): 78.454308 sq. miles (203.195717 sq. km) FIPS code: 35000 Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29 Location: 39.079805 N, 94.406551 W ZIP Codes (1990): 64050 64052 64053 64055 64056 64057 64058 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Independence, MO Independence
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Independence, CA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in California Population (2000): 574 Housing Units (2000): 342 Land area (2000): 3.997508 sq. miles (10.353498 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.997508 sq. miles (10.353498 sq. km) FIPS code: 36350 Located within: California (CA), FIPS 06 Location: 36.805770 N, 118.202307 W ZIP Codes (1990): 93526 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Independence, CA Independence
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Independence, OH -- U.S. city in Ohio Population (2000): 7109 Housing Units (2000): 2726 Land area (2000): 9.585923 sq. miles (24.827425 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 9.585923 sq. miles (24.827425 sq. km) FIPS code: 37240 Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39 Location: 41.381870 N, 81.640959 W ZIP Codes (1990): 44131 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Independence, OH Independence
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Independence, OR -- U.S. city in Oregon Population (2000): 6035 Housing Units (2000): 2131 Land area (2000): 2.333914 sq. miles (6.044808 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.090369 sq. miles (0.234055 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.424283 sq. miles (6.278863 sq. km) FIPS code: 36150 Located within: Oregon (OR), FIPS 41 Location: 44.853101 N, 123.191388 W ZIP Codes (1990): 97351 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Independence, OR Independence
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Independence, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 6014 Housing Units (2000): 2610 Land area (2000): 3.708116 sq. miles (9.603975 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.134959 sq. miles (0.349542 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.843075 sq. miles (9.953517 sq. km) FIPS code: 38100 Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19 Location: 42.470191 N, 91.893898 W ZIP Codes (1990): 50644 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Independence, IA Independence
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Independence, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 9846 Housing Units (2000): 4747 Land area (2000): 4.974332 sq. miles (12.883459 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.974332 sq. miles (12.883459 sq. km) FIPS code: 33875 Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20 Location: 37.228251 N, 95.711392 W ZIP Codes (1990): 67301 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Independence, KS Independence
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Independence, KY -- U.S. city in Kentucky Population (2000): 14982 Housing Units (2000): 5391 Land area (2000): 16.772507 sq. miles (43.440592 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.006417 sq. miles (0.016619 sq. km) Total area (2000): 16.778924 sq. miles (43.457211 sq. km) FIPS code: 39142 Located within: Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21 Location: 38.953668 N, 84.546990 W ZIP Codes (1990): 41051 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Independence, KY Independence
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Independence, LA -- U.S. town in Louisiana Population (2000): 1724 Housing Units (2000): 735 Land area (2000): 2.231891 sq. miles (5.780571 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.001764 sq. miles (0.004570 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.233655 sq. miles (5.785141 sq. km) FIPS code: 37025 Located within: Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22 Location: 30.635293 N, 90.504005 W ZIP Codes (1990): 70443 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Independence, LA Independence
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Independence, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota Population (2000): 3236 Housing Units (2000): 1115 Land area (2000): 32.582634 sq. miles (84.388631 sq. km) Water area (2000): 2.002520 sq. miles (5.186503 sq. km) Total area (2000): 34.585154 sq. miles (89.575134 sq. km) FIPS code: 30842 Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27 Location: 45.017562 N, 93.699325 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Independence, MN Independence
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Independence, VA -- U.S. town in Virginia Population (2000): 971 Housing Units (2000): 497 Land area (2000): 2.338944 sq. miles (6.057837 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.338944 sq. miles (6.057837 sq. km) FIPS code: 39528 Located within: Virginia (VA), FIPS 51 Location: 36.622906 N, 81.151735 W ZIP Codes (1990): 24348 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Independence, VA Independence
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Independence, WI -- U.S. city in Wisconsin Population (2000): 1244 Housing Units (2000): 619 Land area (2000): 1.270999 sq. miles (3.291871 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.039539 sq. miles (0.102406 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.310538 sq. miles (3.394277 sq. km) FIPS code: 36800 Located within: Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55 Location: 44.358425 N, 91.422217 W ZIP Codes (1990): 54747 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Independence, WI Independence