liberation
noun
lib·er·a·tion
ˌli-bə-ˈrā-shən 
1
: the act of liberating : the state of being liberated
2
: a movement seeking equal rights and status for a group
women's liberation
Examples of liberation in a Sentence
The liberation of the city took weeks.
the liberation of the slaves was one of the key results of the Civil War
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The National Day of Remembrance of the 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz, 2025
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Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
The National Day of Remembrance of the 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz, 2025
Trump proclaimed January 27, 2025, as a National Day of Remembrance to honor the victims of the Holocaust and commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
As the world marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp on Monday, the world’s oldest hatred is again on the rise.
—Beth Bailey, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2025
The number of Holocaust survivors globally has shrunk to 220,000 on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, according to a new estimate.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
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liberation
noun
lib·er·a·tion
ˌlib-ə-ˈrā-shən
1
: the act of liberating : the state of being liberated
2
: a movement seeking equal rights for a group
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