independence
Example Sentences
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Uganda's flag -- created when the country achieved independence from Britain in 1962 -- has stripes of black to represent Africa, yellow for its sunshine, and red to represent African brotherhood, with a grey crowned crane overlaid.
From Barron's
Israel announced last month it was officially recognizing Somaliland, a first for the self-proclaimed republic since it declared independence from Somalia in 1991.
From Barron's
Polling consistently shows that Greenlanders generally favour eventual independence from Denmark but oppose being owned by the US.
From BBC
A third option would be to endorse Greenland’s push for full independence from Denmark.
Any discussion of Washington buying Greenland therefore would need to start with Greenlanders telling Copenhagen they want independence.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
