| Independence Day | n Hari Kemerdekaan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| independence | n 1. state of being independent, kebebasan; (of state, country, etc) kemerdekaan: he felt he should be given more ~, dia berasa dia patut diberi lebih kebebasan; intellectual ~, kebebasan intelektual; the colony was granted ~ six years later, tanah jajahan itu diberi kemerdekaan enam tahun kemudian; 2. time when a country obtains political independence, kemerdekaan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| Declaration of Independence | n Perisytiharan Kemerdekaan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| freedom | n 1. (liberty) kebebasan; (political independence) kemerdekaan: the ~ of the press, kebebasan akhbar; ~ of speech, kebebasan bercakap; the children of today demand more ~, anak-anak hari ini menuntut kebebasan yg lebih banyak; she had complete ~ to come and go as she pleased, dia mempunyai kebebasan sepenuhnya utk datang dan pergi sesuka hati; they fought for the ~ of their country, mereka berjuang utk kemerdekaan negara mereka; 2. a. being without (pain, suffering, hunger, etc) kebebasan, membebaskan [sso drpd sst]; b. exemption (from taxation) kebebasan; 3. unrestricted use of, kebebasan (+ approp v): I gave him the ~ of my house, saya memberinya kebebasan keluar masuk rumah saya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| vanguard | in the ~, pelopor, perintis: they were in the ~ of the struggle for independence, mereka ialah pelopor perjuangan mendapatkan kemerdekaan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| statesman | n negarawan: a ~ who steered the country through the difficulties of newly-won independence, negarawan yg mengemudikan negara yg baru merdeka mengharungi kesukaran-kesukaran; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| peaceful | 4. characterized by peace, unconnected to war, secara aman: the path to independence was ~, jalan mencapai kemerdekaan adalah secara aman; 5. peace-loving, /cinta akan, mencintai/ /keamanan, kedamaian/: they were a very ~ people, preferring to cultivate their fields rather than go to war, mereka orang yg cinta akan kedamaian, lebih gemar bercucuk tanam di ladang-ladang mereka drpd pergi berperang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| unilateral | one-sided, affecting or effected by one party only, satu pihak: Rhodesia’s ~ declaration of independence, perisytiharan satu pihak kemerdekaan Rhodesia. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| witness | 2. be at the scene of, menyaksikan: the country has ~ed important changes since independence, negara itu telah menyaksikan perubahan-perubahan penting sejak kemerdekaan; we are now ~ing the fall of communism in Eastern Europe, kita sekarang sedang menyaksikan keruntuhan komunisme di Eropah Timur; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| re-form | vt membentuk semula; (mil) menyusun barisan semula: the association ~ed as soon as independence was declared, pertubuhan itu dibentuk semula sebaik sahaja kemerdekaan diisytiharkan; the navy ~ed in the bay waiting for the signal to attack, pasukan tentera laut menyusun barisan semula di teluk itu, menanti isyarat utk menyerang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |