the Fourth of July

noun [S]

(formal Independence Day)

Definition

› a national holiday in the US that celebrates the country's independence from Great Britain in 1776Specific holidays and festivalsReligious festivals

(Definition of the Fourth of July noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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