Spanish word

independencia

Pronunciation

IPA/indepenˈdenθja/

Meaning

  • feminine nounindependence

Example

Celebramos la independencia del país con una gran fiesta.

We celebrate the country's independence with a big party.

Illustration for independencia (independence)

More examples

Buscó la independencia económica tras dejar su empleo.

They sought economic independence after leaving their job.

Core concept

Ability to act without relying on others.

Common phrases

  • día de la independencia

    independence day

  • declaración de independencia

    declaration of independence

  • luchar por la independencia

    fight for independence

Similar words

libertad: Absence of external constraints that allows free choice and action.
autonomía: Capacity to judge and act for oneself without following outside orders or directions.
soberanía: Right and authority of a state or territory to govern itself free from external control.

Definition in Spanish

Estado o situación en que una persona, entidad o país no depende de otra y puede actuar con autonomía.

Word origin

From Latin independentia, from in- "not" + dependēre "to depend", originally meaning "not depending on".

Usage tips

  • Spanish uses ser independiente for a person's self-reliance and declarar la independencia for a country's formal independence, and the noun is feminine: la independencia.

Other meanings

  • self-reliancenoun
  • autonomynoun

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