American War of Independence
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- noun
- /əˈmɛrɪkən wɔr əv ɪnˈdɪpəˌdɛns/
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Guerra de Independencia Americana
- Many historians agree that the American War of Independence fundamentally changed the course of history in the Western world.
Examples
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During the American War of Independence, the colonies united to challenge Great Britain for their independence and sovereignty.
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Whether intentionally or not, the American War of Independence follows the Calvinist approach fairly closely.
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The American War of Independence provides an excellent early study of a military dispute in which an organized tactical campaign was conducted as a crucial feature of the war.
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As Alan Forrest notes, the financial crisis caused by the French involvement in the American War of Independence was the trigger of the revolution (13), and this manga explains the process accurately.
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From Pope Gregory, through the American War of Independence and the atrocity fabrications of the First World War, to the totalitarian pseudo-environments of the Second World War, through these campaigns, the modern story of propaganda in warfare has emerged.
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Sierra Leone started out as a colony under British auspices in 1787, serving as a refuge for homeless black people from the streets of London (many of them veterans of the wrong side of the American War of Independence).
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The American War of Independence lasted from 1775 to 1783 as the colonies fought for freedom from British rule.
Synonyms
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A war from 1775 to 1783 when thirteen American colonies fought Britain for independence
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A war from 1775 to 1783 when thirteen colonies fought Britain and formed the United States
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A war from 1775 to 1783 when the American colonies fought to become independent from Britain
A war from 1775 to 1783 when thirteen American colonies fought Britain to become the United States
Surface Forms
Morphology
American + war + of + independence
The phrase is fully compositional: 'war' (armed conflict) + 'of independence' (a conflict aiming to achieve independence) with 'American' specifying which war. This 'war of independence' structure is cross-linguistically common and follows normal noun-modifier patterns, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
American War of Independence comes from the simple story that the American colonies fought a war to win 'independence' from Britain. That's why the name refers to the conflict from 1775 to 1783 when the colonies became independent.