The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Independence Day \In`de*pend"ence Day\ In the United States, a holiday, the 4th of July, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on that day in 1776. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Independence Day n 1: a legal holiday in the United States [syn: Independence Day, Fourth of July, July 4]