Phrase guide

Independence Day

name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Meaning 1

A holiday celebrated in the United States commemorating the country's independence from Great Britain, celebrated each year on the 4th of July.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

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Meaning 2

A national holiday in the Philippines observed annually on June 12, commemorating the declaration of Philippine independence from Spain in 1898.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Philippines

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Meaning 3

A national holiday in India observed annually on 15 August, commemorating the nation'a independence from Great Britain in 1947.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: India

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Meaning 4

A national holiday in Malaysia observed annually on 31 August, commemorating the Federation of Malaya's independence from the United Kingdom in 1957.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Malaysia

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Merdeka Day, National Day

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 5

An annual celebration commemorating the anniversary of a nation's assumption of independent statehood.

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Meaning 6

a legal holiday in the United States

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Fourth of July, July 4

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: legal holiday, national holiday, public holiday

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

73 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 獨立日 /独立日 (Dúlìrì) — holiday
  • Finnish: itsenäisyyspäivä — holiday
  • Georgian: დამოუკიდებლობის დღე (damouḳideblobis dɣe) — holiday
  • Hindi: स्वतंत्रता दिवस (svatantratā divas) — holiday
  • Japanese: インデペンデンスデイ (independensudei) — holiday
  • Japanese: 独立記念日 (dokuritsu kinenbi) — holiday
  • Malay: Hari Merdeka — holiday
  • Malay: Hari Kebangsaan — holiday
  • Nepali: स्वतन्त्रता दिवस (swatantratā diwas) — holiday
  • Persian: روز استقلال (ruz-e-esteqlâl) — holiday
  • Spanish: Día de la Independencia — holiday
  • Swahili: Siku ya Uhuru — holiday
  • Tagalog: Araw ng Kasarinlan — holiday
  • Tagalog: Araw ng Kalayaan — holiday
  • Tamil: விடுதலை நாள் (viṭutalai nāḷ) — holiday
  • Tamil: சுதந்திர தினம் (cutantira tiṉam) — holiday
  • Urdu: یوم آزادی (yaum-e-āzādī) — holiday
  • Arabic: يَوْم الاِسْتِقْلَال (yawm al-istiqlāl) — annual celebration
  • Arabic: عِيد الاِسْتِقْلَال (ʕīd al-istiqlāl) — annual celebration
  • Belarusian: дзень незале́жнасці (dzjenʹ njezaljéžnasci) — annual celebration
  • Central Bikol: Aldaw nin Katalingkasan — annual celebration
  • Bulgarian: ден на независимостта́ (den na nezavisimosttá) — annual celebration
  • Cebuano: adlaw sa kagawasan — annual celebration
  • Cebuano: adlaw sa kagawasan — annual celebration
  • Cebuano: Adlaw sa Kaugalingnan — annual celebration
  • Cebuano: Adlaw sa Kagawasan — annual celebration
  • Cherokee: ᎫᏰᏉᎾ ᎤᎩᏁ (guyequona ugine) — annual celebration
  • Chinese Mandarin: 獨立日 /独立日 (dúlìrì) — annual celebration
  • Chinese Mandarin: 獨立紀念日 /独立纪念日 (dúlì jìniànrì) — annual celebration
  • Danish: uafhængighedsdag — annual celebration
  • Dutch: onafhankelijkheidsdag — annual celebration
  • Dutch: Onafhankelijkheidsdag — annual celebration
  • Estonian: iseseisvumispäev — annual celebration
  • Finnish: itsenäisyyspäivä — annual celebration
  • French: jour de l'indépendance — annual celebration
  • Galician: día da independencia — annual celebration
  • Georgian: დამოუკიდებლობის დღე (damouḳideblobis dɣe) — annual celebration
  • German: Unabhängigkeitstag — annual celebration
  • Greek: ημέρα ανεξαρτησίας (iméra anexartisías) — annual celebration
  • Hebrew: יוֹם עַצְמָאוּת (yóm 'atsma'út) — annual celebration
  • Hindi: स्वतंत्रता दिवस (svatantratā divas) — annual celebration
  • Hungarian: függetlenség napja — annual celebration
  • Icelandic: fullveldisdagur — annual celebration
  • Icelandic: þjóðhátíðardagur — annual celebration
  • Ilocano: Aldaw ti Wayawaya — annual celebration
  • Indonesian: hari kemerdekaan — annual celebration
  • Japanese: 独立記念日 (dokuritsu kinenbi) — annual celebration
  • Japanese: インデペンデンス・デイ (Independensu-Dei) — annual celebration
  • Kazakh: тәуелсіздік күні (täuelsızdık künı) — annual celebration
  • Korean: 독립기념일 (dongnipginyeomil) — annual celebration
  • Kyrgyz: карандысыздык күнү (karandısızdık künü) — annual celebration
  • Malay: hri kebangsaan — annual celebration
  • Malay: hari kemerdekaan — annual celebration
  • Marathi: स्वातंत्र्य दिन (svātantrya din) — annual celebration
  • Polish: dzień niepodległości — annual celebration
  • Portuguese: dia da independência — annual celebration
  • Romanian: ziua independenței — annual celebration
  • Russian: день незави́симости (denʹ nezavísimosti) — annual celebration
  • Scots: unthirldom day — annual celebration
  • Spanish: día de la independencia — annual celebration
  • Sranan Tongo: srefidensidei — annual celebration
  • Swahili: siku ya uhuru — annual celebration
  • Swedish: självständighetsdag — annual celebration
  • Tagalog: araw ng kasarinlan — annual celebration
  • Tagalog: araw ng kalayaan — annual celebration
  • Tagalog: Araw ng Kasarinlan — annual celebration
  • Tagalog: Araw ng Kalayaan — annual celebration
  • Tamil: விடுதலை நாள் (viṭutalai nāḷ) — annual celebration
  • Tamil: சுதந்திர தினம் (cutantira tiṉam) — annual celebration
  • Turkmen: garaşsyzlyk güni — annual celebration
  • Ukrainian: день незале́жності (denʹ nezaléžnosti) — annual celebration
  • Urdu: یومِ آزادی (yaum-i āzādī) — annual celebration
  • Vietnamese: ngày độc lập — annual celebration