independence
noun [U] /ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.dəns/Definition
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2. Practise
B2 freedom from being governed or ruled by another country: Mexico gained its independence from Spain in l821.Colonisation and self-government B1 the ability to live your life without being helped or influenced by other people: It's important that parents should allow their children some independence.Freedom to actOpportunity
(Definition of independence noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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