1630s; see independent + -ence. Earlier in same sense was independency (1610s). U.S. Independence Day (July 4) recorded under that name by 1791. An Old English word for it was selfdom, with dom "law."
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1. The pull-out of the army paves the way for independence.
军队的撤出为独立铺平了道路。
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2. The treaty binds them to respect their neighbour's independence.
条约规定他们必须尊重其邻国的独立。
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3. Estonia said it too planned to hold a referendum on independence.
爱沙尼亚称其也计划就独立问题进行全民公决。
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4. Slovenia will have to pay a high price for independence.
斯洛文尼亚将为独立付出巨大的代价。
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5. Many Croats and Slovenes saw independence as the fast track to democracy.
