noun [ U ] /jʊˈnɑɪ·t̬ɪd ˈsteɪts/ (abbreviation US) the United States of America, a nation consisting of 50 states, all but one (Hawaii) in North America.
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plural in form but singular or plural in construction. : a federation of states especially when forming a nation in a usually specified territory. advocating a ...
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
United States definition: a federal republic in the northern Western Hemisphere comprising 48 contiguous states, the District of Columbia, Alaska in North ...
The United States of America is the official name for the country in North America that consists of fifty states and the District of Columbia.
Continental United States: The 49 States (including Alaska, excluding Hawaii) located on the continent of North America, and the District of Columbia.
The term “United States” means the 50 States of the United States of America and the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin ...
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental ...
a federal republic mainly in North America consisting of 50 states and the District of Columbia: colonized principally by the English and French in the 17th ...
/juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts/ · noun. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the ...