independence
noun
Also the state or quality of being independent.
postindependence
-
a word derived from
independence.
Example Sentences
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On a broad and somewhat scholarly level, “Autobiography of Cotton” details Mexico’s postindependence labor movements and land reforms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
Coopers were valued craftsmen in colonial America and into the postindependence expansion westward.
From New York Times ● Aug. 27, 2016
“This development is to be expected of a postindependence movement,” he says, citing the far-reaching alliances made between the new political elite and Jakarta as a factor in its emergence.
From Time ● Dec. 24, 2014
The nature of the French postindependence presence in Djibouti awaits negotiation between Paris and the infant republic's new President, Hassan Gouled, 61, a veteran politician who agitated for Djibouti's independence for nearly 30 years.
From Time Magazine Archive
