Declaration of Independence

/ˌdek·ləˈreɪ·ʃən əv ˌɪn·dɪˈpen·dəns/ n [C usually sing]

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› US history a document claiming freedom for the United States from political control by Britain on July 4, 1776

(Definition of Declaration of Independence n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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