[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

independence \in`depend"ence\, n. cf. f. ind'ependance.
   1913 webster
   1. the state or quality of being independent; freedom from
      dependence; exemption from reliance on, or control by,
      others; self-subsistence or maintenance; direction of
      one's own affairs without interference.
      1913 webster

            let fortune do her worst, . . . as long as she never
            makes us lose our honesty and our independence.
                                                  --pope.
      1913 webster

   2. sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood.
      1913 webster

   declaration of independence amer. hist., the declaration
      of the congress of the thirteen united states of america,
      on the 4th of july, 1776, by which they formally declared
      that these colonies were free and independent states, not
      subject to the government of great britain.
      1913 webster
see also:
declaration of independence 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

independence
     n 1: freedom from control or influence of another or others syn:
           independency
     2: the successful ending of the american revolution; "they
        maintained close relations with england even after
        independence"
     3: a city in western missouri; the beginning of the santa fe
        trail
see also:
independency 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

159 moby thesaurus words for "independence":
   communist threat, declaration of independence, western imperialism,
   abstention, affluence, anythingarianism, aplomb, arrogance, assets,
   atrocity story, autarchy, autarky, autonomousness, autonomy,
   banner, battle hymn, bloody shirt, boastfulness, bottomless purse,
   bulging purse, colors, composure, conceit, confidence, constraint,
   control, cop-out, crostarie, disassociation, discipline,
   disconnection, discreteness, disjunction, disjuncture,
   dissociation, easy circumstances, embarras de richesses, evasion,
   expansionism, face, fence-sitting, fiery cross, fortune, free will,
   freedom, gold, gonfalon, gratuitousness, handsome fortune,
   haughtiness, high income, high tax bracket, home rule,
   immateriality, impartiality, imperialist threat, impertinence,
   inapplicability, inappositeness, inconnection, inconsequence,
   individualism, inner-direction, internationalism, internationality,
   irrelation, irrelevance, liberty, lucre, luxuriousness, mammon,
   manifest destiny, martial music, material wealth, money,
   money to burn, moneybags, mugwumpery, mugwumpism, national anthem,
   nationalism, nationality, nationhood, neutralism, neutrality,
   nonalignment, noncommitment, noninvolvement, nonpartisanism,
   nothingarianism, opulence, opulency, pardonable pride, pelf,
   peoplehood, possession, possessions, pride, pridefulness, property,
   prosperity, prosperousness, proudness, purse-pride, restraint,
   riches, richness, rugged individualism, self-action, self-activity,
   self-assurance, self-command, self-confidence, self-conquest,
   self-consequence, self-containment, self-control, self-denial,
   self-determination, self-direction, self-discipline, self-esteem,
   self-government, self-help, self-helpfulness, self-improvement,
   self-mastery, self-possession, self-reliance, self-respect,
   self-restraint, self-sufficiency, self-sustainment, separateness,
   six-figure income, sovereign nationhood, sovereignty, spontaneity,
   spontaneousness, statehood, stiff-necked pride, stiff-neckedness,
   strict neutrality, substance, treasure, unconnectedness,
   unforcedness, unrelatedness, upper bracket, vanity, voluntariness,
   voluntarism, voluntaryism, volunteer, volunteering, war song,
   wealth, wealthiness, yellow peril

[4] : Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

independence. a state of perfect irresponsibility to any superior; the 
united states are free and independent of all earthly power. 
     2. independence may be divided into political and natural independence. 
by the former is to be understood that we have contracted no tie except 
those which flow from the three great natural rights of safety, liberty and 
property. the latter consists in the power of being able to enjoy a 
permanent well-being, whatever may be the disposition of those from whom we 
call ourselves independent. in that sense a nation may be independent with 
regard to most people, but not independent of the whole world. vide on of 
independence. 

[5] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

independence, ca
  zip codes: 93526
independence, ia city, fips 38100
  location: 42.46805 n, 91.89099 w
  population 1990: 5972 2480 housing units
  area: 8.7 sq km land, 0.3 sq km water
  zip codes: 50644
independence, ks city, fips 33875
  location: 37.23152 n, 95.71385 w
  population 1990: 9942 4735 housing units
  area: 11.7 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 67301
independence, ky city, fips 39142
  location: 38.95442 n, 84.54735 w
  population 1990: 10444 3686 housing units
  area: 42.5 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 41051
independence, la town, fips 37025
  location: 30.63547 n, 90.50506 w
  population 1990: 1632 700 housing units
  area: 5.8 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 70443
independence, mi
  zip codes: 48346, 48348
independence, mn city, fips 30842
  location: 45.02205 n, 93.70519 w
  population 1990: 2822 971 housing units
  area: 84.4 sq km land, 5.2 sq km water
independence, mo city, fips 35000
  location: 39.08934 n, 94.35341 w
  population 1990: 112301 48262 housing units
  area: 202.5 sq km land, 0.3 sq km water
  zip codes: 64050, 64052, 64053, 64055, 64056, 64057, 64058
independence, oh city, fips 37240
  location: 41.38032 n, 81.64151 w
  population 1990: 6500 2424 housing units
  area: 24.8 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 44131
independence, or city, fips 36150
  location: 44.85534 n, 123.19249 w
  population 1990: 4425 1539 housing units
  area: 5.5 sq km land, 0.2 sq km water
  zip codes: 97351
independence, va town, fips 39528
  location: 36.62284 n, 81.15101 w
  population 1990: 988 495 housing units
  area: 6.1 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 24348
independence, wi city, fips 36800
  location: 44.36216 n, 91.41931 w
  population 1990: 1041 463 housing units
  area: 2.6 sq km land, 0.1 sq km water
  zip codes: 54747
independence, wv
  zip codes: 26374

[6] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

independence -- u.s. county in arkansas
   population 2000:    34233
   housing units 2000: 14841
   land area 2000:     763.781051 sq. miles 1978.183758 sq. km
   water area 2000:    7.792729 sq. miles 20.183074 sq. km
   total area 2000:    771.573780 sq. miles 1998.366832 sq. km
   located within:       arkansas ar, fips 05
   location:             35.757476 n, 91.587049 w
   headwords:
    independence
    independence, ar
    independence county
    independence county, ar

[7] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

independence, mo -- u.s. city in missouri
   population 2000:    113288
   housing units 2000: 50213
   land area 2000:     78.328220 sq. miles 202.869151 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.126088 sq. miles 0.326566 sq. km
   total area 2000:    78.454308 sq. miles 203.195717 sq. km
   fips code:            35000
   located within:       missouri mo, fips 29
   location:             39.079805 n, 94.406551 w
   zip codes 1990:     64050 64052 64053 64055 64056 64057
                         64058
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    independence, mo
    independence

[8] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

independence, ca -- u.s. census designated place in california
   population 2000:    574
   housing units 2000: 342
   land area 2000:     3.997508 sq. miles 10.353498 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    3.997508 sq. miles 10.353498 sq. km
   fips code:            36350
   located within:       california ca, fips 06
   location:             36.805770 n, 118.202307 w
   zip codes 1990:     93526
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    independence, ca
    independence

[9] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

independence, oh -- u.s. city in ohio
   population 2000:    7109
   housing units 2000: 2726
   land area 2000:     9.585923 sq. miles 24.827425 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    9.585923 sq. miles 24.827425 sq. km
   fips code:            37240
   located within:       ohio oh, fips 39
   location:             41.381870 n, 81.640959 w
   zip codes 1990:     44131
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    independence, oh
    independence

[10] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

independence, or -- u.s. city in oregon
   population 2000:    6035
   housing units 2000: 2131
   land area 2000:     2.333914 sq. miles 6.044808 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.090369 sq. miles 0.234055 sq. km
   total area 2000:    2.424283 sq. miles 6.278863 sq. km
   fips code:            36150
   located within:       oregon or, fips 41
   location:             44.853101 n, 123.191388 w
   zip codes 1990:     97351
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    independence, or
    independence

[11] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

independence, ia -- u.s. city in iowa
   population 2000:    6014
   housing units 2000: 2610
   land area 2000:     3.708116 sq. miles 9.603975 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.134959 sq. miles 0.349542 sq. km
   total area 2000:    3.843075 sq. miles 9.953517 sq. km
   fips code:            38100
   located within:       iowa ia, fips 19
   location:             42.470191 n, 91.893898 w
   zip codes 1990:     50644
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    independence, ia
    independence

[12] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

independence, ks -- u.s. city in kansas
   population 2000:    9846
   housing units 2000: 4747
   land area 2000:     4.974332 sq. miles 12.883459 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    4.974332 sq. miles 12.883459 sq. km
   fips code:            33875
   located within:       kansas ks, fips 20
   location:             37.228251 n, 95.711392 w
   zip codes 1990:     67301
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    independence, ks
    independence

[13] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

independence, ky -- u.s. city in kentucky
   population 2000:    14982
   housing units 2000: 5391
   land area 2000:     16.772507 sq. miles 43.440592 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.006417 sq. miles 0.016619 sq. km
   total area 2000:    16.778924 sq. miles 43.457211 sq. km
   fips code:            39142
   located within:       kentucky ky, fips 21
   location:             38.953668 n, 84.546990 w
   zip codes 1990:     41051
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    independence, ky
    independence

[14] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

independence, la -- u.s. town in louisiana
   population 2000:    1724
   housing units 2000: 735
   land area 2000:     2.231891 sq. miles 5.780571 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.001764 sq. miles 0.004570 sq. km
   total area 2000:    2.233655 sq. miles 5.785141 sq. km
   fips code:            37025
   located within:       louisiana la, fips 22
   location:             30.635293 n, 90.504005 w
   zip codes 1990:     70443
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    independence, la
    independence

[15] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

independence, mn -- u.s. city in minnesota
   population 2000:    3236
   housing units 2000: 1115
   land area 2000:     32.582634 sq. miles 84.388631 sq. km
   water area 2000:    2.002520 sq. miles 5.186503 sq. km
   total area 2000:    34.585154 sq. miles 89.575134 sq. km
   fips code:            30842
   located within:       minnesota mn, fips 27
   location:             45.017562 n, 93.699325 w
   zip codes 1990:    
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    independence, mn
    independence

[16] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

independence, va -- u.s. town in virginia
   population 2000:    971
   housing units 2000: 497
   land area 2000:     2.338944 sq. miles 6.057837 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    2.338944 sq. miles 6.057837 sq. km
   fips code:            39528
   located within:       virginia va, fips 51
   location:             36.622906 n, 81.151735 w
   zip codes 1990:     24348
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    independence, va
    independence

[17] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

independence, wi -- u.s. city in wisconsin
   population 2000:    1244
   housing units 2000: 619
   land area 2000:     1.270999 sq. miles 3.291871 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.039539 sq. miles 0.102406 sq. km
   total area 2000:    1.310538 sq. miles 3.394277 sq. km
   fips code:            36800
   located within:       wisconsin wi, fips 55
   location:             44.358425 n, 91.422217 w
   zip codes 1990:     54747
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    independence, wi
    independence

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