Fourth of July

American  

noun

1. Independence Day.

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Fourth of July British  

noun

1. Official name: Independence Day.  a holiday in the United States, traditionally celebrated with fireworks: the day of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776

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Fourth of July Cultural  

1. The day on which the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress in 1776; Independence Day.

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Etymology

Origin of Fourth of July

An Americanism dating back to 1770–80

Example Sentences

Last year, I changed the Fourth of July menu because the day before I caught a 180-pound bigeye tuna and that was the dinner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The Emmy-winning series returned Thursday for its second season that revolves around a shift on the Fourth of July.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

The kind of things you would expect over the Fourth of July weekend.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Every January, millions of us make bold predictions without data, adopt strategies without feedback, and sign up for gym memberships that quietly autodraft until we notice the charge sometime around the Fourth of July.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

If the shop was as crowded as it’d been on the Fourth of July.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks