Independence Day

noun

: a civil holiday for the celebration of the anniversary of the beginnings of national independence

specifically : July 4 observed as a legal holiday in the U.S. in commemoration of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776

Examples of Independence Day in a Sentence

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In a report drafted by Sun and Chen for Chinese government officials in February 2023, the men also asked for $80,000 to go to Washington D.C. to train locals, organize a float and a 100-person drum band that would perform in red uniforms for the National Independence Day Parade that July 4. —Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024

Trillo also has had work at the Sphere Las Vegas, producing Mexico Today and Tomorrow, the final film of Carlos López Estrada’s celebration of Mexican Independence Day. —Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2024

Their complex diplomatic history includes Trump's attendance at France's Bastille Day military parade in 2017—an event that inspired Trump to organize his own military parade in Washington for Independence Day 2019. —Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024

But the organization is mandated to complete its work by July 4, 2026 as an Independence Day gift to the American people, the Trump transition team’s announcement wrote. —Alex Konrad, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1791, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

Independence Day

noun

: a holiday celebrating the beginnings of a nation's independence

especially : July 4 observed as a legal holiday in the U.S. in honor of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776