niepodległość
English meaning: Independence
Polish Definition
(Polski)Stan polityczny, w którym naród lub państwo jest wolne od obcej kontroli.
English Definition
The state of being free from outside control. Poland regained independence on November 11, 1918 (National Independence Day) after 123 years of partition. November 11 is Poland's most important national holiday. The Second Polish Republic (1918–1939) lasted only 21 years before Nazi and Soviet invasion. Poland declared independence again in 1989 with the fall of communism — the Third Polish Republic.
Example
“Polska odzyskała niepodległość 11 listopada 1918 roku po 123 latach zaborów.”
In English: “Poland regained independence on November 11, 1918, after 123 years of partition.”
Synonyms
- suwerenność
- autonomia
Antonyms / Opposites
- zależność
- kolonializm
Literary Heritage
“Polska nierządem stoi — ale też nierządem upada.”
“Poland stands by misrule — but it also falls by misrule.”
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