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Independence Day
noun
: a holiday celebrating the anniversary of a country's independence from another country that ruled it in the past; especially : July 4 celebrated as a legal holiday in the U.S. in honor of the day when the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776
Full Definition of INDEPENDENCE DAY
: a civil holiday for the celebration of the anniversary of the beginnings of national independence; specifically : July 4 observed as a legal holiday in the United States in commemoration of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776
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1791
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Independence Day
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: July 4 observed by Americans as a legal holiday in honor of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776
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