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      independence
      noun
      The quality or state of being independent; lack of dependence; the state of not being reliant on, or controlled by, others.
      The state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood.
      A number of places in the United States:
      An unincorporated community in Calaveras County, California.
      A census-designated place, the county seat of Inyo County, California.
      A ghost town in Pitkin County, Colorado.
      An unincorporated community in Warren Township, Warren County, Indiana.
      A city, the county seat of Buchanan County, Iowa.
      A city, the county seat of Montgomery County, Kansas.
      A city in Kentucky, and one of the two county seats of Kenton County.
      A town in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana.
      A city in Hennepin County, Minnesota.
      An unincorporated community in St. Louis County, Minnesota.
      A census-designated place in Tate County, Mississippi.
      A city in Missouri, United States and one of the two county seats of Jackson County.
      A town in Allegany County, New York.
      A river in New York; rising in Big Moose and flowing into the Black River at Pine Grove.
      A city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
      An unincorporated community in Defiance County, Ohio.
      A ghost town in Custer County, Oklahoma.
      A city in Polk County, Oregon; named for the city in Missouri.
      An unincorporated community in Henderson County, Tennessee.
      An unincorporated community in Washington County, Texas.
      An unincorporated community in Uintah County, Utah.
      A town in Wasatch County, Utah.
      A town, the county seat of Grayson County, Virginia.
      An unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia.
      An unincorporated community in Clay County, West Virginia.
      An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia.
      An unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia.
      An unincorporated community in Thurston County, Washington.
      A city in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin.
      A number of townships in the United States, listed under Independence Township.
      Roots
      pendopend- · Latin · hang
      Synonyms for independence
      autonomynfreedomnnationhoodnlibertynstatehoodnsovereigntynautarchynseparatenessnautarkynindividualismn
      Words related to independence
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