Independence Day

noun

1. July 4, a U.S. holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.

Independence Day

noun

1. the official name for the Fourth of July

Independence Day

1. The primary national holiday in the United States, celebrated every July 4; the anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Customary festivities include picnics; parades; band concerts; decorations in red, white, and blue; and nighttime fireworks displays.

Example Sentences

The timing of the first of several recent anti-gentrification protests in Mexico City was no coincidence - 4 July, US Independence Day.

From BBC

Which is why the president called in the European cavalry for Independence Day: keen to make Moldova's path to EU membership as "irreversible" as she asserts.

From BBC

Padres on Independence Day: It will be a while before the Padres visit Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times

The documentary highlights a sequence in 1996’s “Independence Day” in which a group of revelers go to the top of the First Interstate World Center, now known as the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

The glassy surface of the Bonneville Salt Flats has attracted drivers from all over the world, and has featured in films such as Independence Day and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.

From BBC