war of independence

noun phrase

: a war that is fought to gain independence

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After Slovenia’s first free elections in May 1990, Janša was named minister of defense, helping lead Slovenia’s 10-day war of independence against Yugoslavia in the summer of 1991. — Tyler Speicher, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Miranda escaped to Aruba and later played a major role in the Venezuelan war of independence from Spain that begin in 1810. — Lindsay Schakenbach Regele, The Conversation, 13 July 2026 The displacement of so many Jews from their ancient home becomes a kind of tit for tat—a balancing act of victimhood against the hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees who fled or were expelled during Israel’s war of independence. — Adam Louis-Klein, The Atlantic, 18 June 2026 Front Royal, Virginia — King Charles III came to the United States to mark Britain’s loss in the war of independence. — Max Foster, CNN Money, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for war of independence

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