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Greater United States en · PROPN

Meanings

1. The United States of America considered with its territories or neocolonies.
   • The economic sovereignty of these countries is annulled during globalization, which in fact constitutes "Americanization." The best footnote to globalization is the concept, recently put forward in the United States, of a "Greater United States of America." 2007 October 1, Yazhou, Liu, “Chapter II. On the United States”, in Chinese Law & Government, volume 40, number 5, Routledge, →DOI, →ISSN, page 21:
   • The author also draws on the fact that when most scholars and United States citizens speak of the nation, they are actually referring to the continental United States rather than the Greater United States, which includes the continental states and all of its territories, arguing that the failure to distinguish between the two has allowed America to continue hiding its empire. 2026, Maiya, White, Maintaining Empire, Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, page 41:
   • The 1898–1899 annexations showed U.S. thinkers their country from a new perspective. In that sense, the overseas colonies are the key to the Greater United States. 2016 June 1, Immerwahr, Daniel, “The Greater United States: Territory and Empire in U.S. History”, in Diplomatic History, volume 40, number 3, →DOI, →ISSN, page 383:

Synonyms

Greater America · Imperial America · Imperial Republic