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United States of America en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /juːˌnaɪtɨd ˌsteɪts əv əˈmɛɹɨkə/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• yo͞o-nīʹ-təd stātsʹ əv ə-mĕrʹ-ə-kə General American, weak vowel merger
• /juˌnaɪtəd ˌsteɪts əv əˈmɛɹəkə/ General American, weak vowel merger
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Etymology

First attested in 1776, see names of the United States.

Meanings

1. A country located primarily in North America, stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean and consisting of fifty states (including Alaska and Hawaii) and the District of Columbia, while asserting sovereignty over several territories. Capital: Washington, D.C.. Largest city: New York City.
   • Mexico and Canada border the United States of America.
   • As we here at home contemplate our own duties, our own responsibilities, let us think and think hard of the example which is being set for us by our fighting men. Our soldiers and sailors are members of well disciplined units. But they are still and forever individuals -- free individuals. They are farmers, and workers, businessmen, professional men, artists, clerks. They are the United States of America. That is why they fight. We too are the United States of America. That is why we must work and sacrifice. It is for them. It is for us. It is for victory. 1942 April 28, Franklin Roosevelt, 30:57 from the start, in Fireside Chat 21: On Sacrifice, Miller Center:
   • Whereas the Delegates of the United States of America in Congreſs assembled did on the 15th day of November in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy seven, and in the Second Year of the Independence of America agree to certain articles of Confederation and perpetual Union between the states of Newhampſhire, Maſsachusetts-bay, Rhodeiſland and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia in the Words following, viz.[…] ARTICLE I. The Stile of this confederacy shall be "The United States of America." 1777 November 15 [1776], Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, Philadelphia: Second Continental Congress, →OCLC, page 1:
   • “The structure is deteriorating. The roof was leaking. The floor is sinking,” Mr. Biden said in a speech in front of the tunnel, the oldest in the Northeast, where the crowd included dozens of union workers. “This is the United States of America, for God’s sake. We know better than that.” 2023 January 30, Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Mark Walker, quoting Joe Biden, “Biden Visits Decrepit Rail Tunnel to Promote $1 Trillion Infrastructure Law”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Jan 2023, Politics:

Forms

Deriveds

Usonia · Excited States of America · United States of Canada · United States of Israel

Descendants

સંયુકત રાજ્ય અમેરિકા · 美利坚合众国 · ܐܘܚܕܢܐ ܡܚܘܝܕܐ ܕܐܡܝܪܝܟܐ · Verenigde Staten van Amerika · Amerika Serikat · Koom Sab Teb Amelika · Amerikas forente stater · அமெரிக்க ஐக்கிய நாடு · 美利堅合眾國 · अमेरिकायाः संयुक्तराज्यानि · संयुक्त राज्य अमरीका · Америка Кошмо Штаттары · Amerikan Yhdysvallat · মার্কিন যুক্তরাষ্ট্র · Koom Siab Teb Amelika · Amerika Birleşik Devletleri · ສະຫະລັດອະເມລິກາ · ޔުނައިޓެޑް ސްޓޭޓްސް އޮފް އެމެރިކާ · संयुक्त राष्ट्र अमरीका · États-Unis d'Amérique · Iunaite Sitete o Amerika · Estados Unidos da América

Holonyms

Americas · New World · North America

Hypernyms

federal country · country · federation

Meronyms

Montana · Louisiana · Delaware · Oregon · Alabama · Minnesota · Alaska · Missouri · Vermont · South Carolina · Colorado · Utah · Maryland · Nebraska · New Hampshire · New York · Nevada · Ohio · Georgia · New Mexico · Florida · Wyoming · Kansas · West Virginia · Maine · California · Oklahoma · Idaho · Virginia · South Dakota · Mississippi · Indiana · Arkansas · Dixie · Hawaii · Arizona · Tennessee · Illinois · Pennsylvania · New Jersey · North Carolina · Texas · Massachusetts · red state · Jesusland · Connecticut · North Dakota · Kentucky · Michigan · Rhode Island · Iowa · blue state · Wisconsin · Dixieland · purple state

Relateds

Confederate States of America · United Statesian · lower 48 · United Statesman · United States of Canada · American Empire · American · U.S. American

Synonyms

JewSA · Eagleland · Gringolandia · Uncle Sam · Yankee land · Gringostan · U.S. · land of opportunity · land of the free · United States · North American States · Jewmerica · 'Murica · Burgerland · United States of America · America · Union · Yankeeland · Usonia · Jewnited States · Gringoland · States · Usania · Stateside · Great Satan · US · Columbia · Yankland · Excited States of America · United States of North America · Ameritopia · Jewnited Snakes · U. S. A. · Usona · USA · Amerikkka · U.S.A. · Amerika · Excited States · Washington

Translations (358)

mt l-Istati Uniti (country in North America) · hnj Koom Sab Teb (country in North America) · rue Споєны Штаты Америцькы (country in North America) · cy Unol Daleithiau America (country in North America) · de Amerika (country in North America) · kn ಅಮೇರಿಕ ಸಂಯುಕ್ತ ಸಂಸ್ಥಾನ (country in North America) · es Estados Unidos de América (country in North America) · vo Tats-Pebalöl (country in North America) · cop ⲣⲉⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲧⲟⲙⲓ `ⲛⲧⲉ ⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲕⲏ (country in North America) · hi संयुक्त राज्य अमरीका (country in North America) · ckb دەولەتێن یەکبوویییێن ئەمەریکایێ (country in North America) · et Ameerika Ühendriigid (country in North America) · io Unionita Stati di Amerika (country in North America) · th อเมริกา (country in North America) · af Verenigde State van Amerika (country in North America) · mi Hononga-o-Amerika (country in North America) · dng Мыйгуә (country in North America) · ja アメリカ (country in North America) · vro Ameeriga Ütisriigiq (country in North America) · sm Iunaite Sitete o Amerika (country in North America) · tt Америка (country in North America) · lv Amerika (country in North America) · mi Ngā Whenua Tōpū o Amerika (country in North America) · be Аме́рыка (country in North America) · ml അമേരിക്കൻ ഐക്യനാടുകൾ (country in North America) · koi Америкаса Ӧтувтӧм Штатъяс (country in North America) · crh Amerika Qoşma Ştatları (country in North America) · skr اَمبرِیکَا (country in North America) · hy Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ (country in North America) · ltg Amerikys Saškiertuos Vaļsteibys (country in North America) · nan-hbl 美國 /美国 (country in North America) · ckb وڵاتە یەکگرتووەکانی ئەمەریکا (country in North America) · cs Spojené státy americké (country in North America) · bn মার্কিন যুক্তরাষ্ট্র (country in North America) · kl Naalagaaffeqatigiit (country in North America) · it Stati Uniti (country in North America) · fa-ira اِتازونی (country in North America) · de Vereinigte Staaten (country in North America) · nan-hbl 米國 /米国 (country in North America) · uz Amerika (country in North America) · ta அமெரிக்க ஐக்கிய நாடு (country in North America) · ga Meireac (country in North America) · si ඇමරිකාව (country in North America) · sq Amerikë (country in North America) · yi פֿאַראייניקטע שטאַטן פֿון אַמעריקע (country in North America) · fo Sameindu Statirnir Í Amerika (country in North America) · cmn 美國 /美国 (country in North America) · co Stati Uniti (country in North America) · mt L-Amerika (country in North America) · vo Tats-Pebalöl Nolüda-Meropa (country in North America) · scn Stati Uniti di Mèrica (country in North America) · cs Spojené státy (country in North America) · xal Америкин Ниицәтә Орн Нутгуд (country in North America) · sq Shtete e Bashkuara (country in North America) · sq Shtetet e Bashkuara (country in North America) · mi Amerika (country in North America) · kmr Amerîka (country in North America) · tr Birleşik Devletler (country in North America) · uk Сполу́чені Шта́ти Аме́рики (country in North America) · ne संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका (country in North America) · ps امريکا (country in North America) · mww Miv Teb (country in North America) · dng Мыйгуй (country in North America) · ja 合衆国 (country in North America) · sv Amerika (country in North America) · se Amerihká ovttastuvvan stáhtat (country in North America) · si ඇමරිකානු එක්සත් ජනපදය (country in North America) · yue 美國 /美国 (country in North America) · hu Egyesült Államok (country in North America) · chr ᎠᎹᏰᏟ (country in North America) · gsw Verainigte Staate vu Amerika (country in North America) · mr अमेरिकेची संयुक्त संस्थाने (country in North America) · ka ამერიკა (country in North America) · sq Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës (country in North America) · nb Amerika (country in North America) · haw ʻAmelika Huipūʻia (country in North America) · haw ʻAmelika Mokuʻāina Huipūʻia (country in North America) · sco Unitit States o Americae (country in North America) · sv Förenta staterna (country in North America) · izh Amerikan Yhissetyt Štaatat (country in North America) · pt Estados Unidos (country in North America) · uz Amerika Qoʻshma Shtatlari (country in North America) · el Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής (country in North America) · nn Dei amerikanske Sambandsstatane (country in North America) · el Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες (country in North America) · gl Estados Unidos de América (country in North America) · mdf Американь Аймакнень Соткссна (country in North America) · pov Létazini di Lanmérik (country in North America) · mi Te Hononga o Amerika (country in North America) · nod ᩈᩡᩉᩡᩁᩢᩛᩋᩡᨾᩮᩁᩥᨠᩣ (country in North America) · mk Америка (country in North America) · es yunaits (country in North America) · pl Ameryka (country in North America) · he אָמֶרִיקָה (country in North America) · io Usa (country in North America) · ru Аме́рика (country in North America) · ms Amerika Syarikat (country in North America) · pa ਸੰਯੁਕਤ ਰਾਜ ਅਮਰੀਕਾ (country in North America) · ja 米国 (country in North America) · nb De forente stater (country in North America) · cv Америкӑри Пӗрлешӳллӗ Штатсем (country in North America) · tt Америка Кушма Штатлары (country in North America) · ro Statele Unite ale Americii (country in North America) · vi nước Mĩ (country in North America) · ca Estats Units d'Amèrica (country in North America) · scn Stati Uniti d'Amèrica (country in North America) · vi Hợp chúng quốc Hoa Kỳ (country in North America) · sl Združene države Amerike (country in North America) · la Civitates Unitae Americae (country in North America) · qu Hukllachasqa Amirika Suyukuna (country in North America) · gsw Verainigti Staate vu Amerika (country in North America) · cs Amerika (country in North America) · pau Merikel (country in North America) · kab Iwunak Yeddukklen n Temrikt (country in North America) · bn আমেরিকা (country in North America) · oj gichi-mookomaan-aki (country in North America) · tr Amerika Birleşik Devletleri (country in North America) · fi Amerikan yhdysvallat (country in North America) · pt América (country in North America) · sh Sjèdīnjenē Amèričkē Dr̀žave (country in North America) · kab Iwunak Yeddukklen n Tamrikt (country in North America) · mww Amelika (country in North America) · my အမေရိက (country in North America) · ko 미 (country in North America) · az Америка Бирләшмиш Штатлары (country in North America) · hnj Koom Sab Teb Amelika (country in North America) · et Ühendriigid (country in North America) · gd Na Stàitean Aonaichte na h-Aimeireaga (country in North America) · ro Statele Unite (country in North America) · nl Verenigde Staten van Amerika (country in North America) · sq Shtete e Bashkuara të Amerikës (country in North America) · ja 米 (country in North America) · pl Stany Zjednoczone Ameryki (country in North America) · or ଆମେରିକା (country in North America) · ast Estaos Xuníos d'América (country in North America) · pa رِیاسَتْہائے مُتَّحِدَۂ اَمْرِیکَہ (country in North America) · fi Yhdysvallat (country in North America) · za Meijgoz (country in North America) · rm Stadis Unids da l'America (country in North America) · mww Koom Siab Teb Amelika (country in North America) · hy Ամերիկա (country in North America) · mww Koom Siab Teb (country in North America) · cmn 美利堅合眾國 /美利坚合众国 (country in North America) · fy Feriene Steaten fan Amerika (country in North America) · az Amerika (country in North America) · ky Америка (country in North America) · grc Ἡνωμέναι Πολιτεῖαι τῆς Ἀμερικῆς (country in North America) · hu Amerikai Egyesült Államok (country in North America) · bo ཨ་རི (country in North America) · kmr Emrîka (country in North America) · trv 'Amirika (country in North America) · alt Америка Кожылган Штаттары (country in North America) · hi संयुक्त राष्ट्र अमरीका (country in North America) · rar Marike (country in North America) · sw Marekani (country in North America) · eo Unuiĝintaj Ŝtatoj de Ameriko (country in North America) · am የተባበሩት የአሜሪካ ግዛቶች (country in North America) · cmn 美 (country in North America) · hu Amerika (country in North America) · sq Amerika (country in North America) · ru Соединённые Шта́ты Аме́рики (country in North America) · nb Amerikas forente stater (country in North America) · ceb Tinipong Bansa sa Amerika (country in North America) · ba Америка (country in North America) · lv Amerikas Savienotās Valstis (country in North America) · sc Istados Unidos de Amèrica (country in North America) · fy Feriene Steaten fan Amearika (country in North America) · hi अमरीका (country in North America) · lt Jungtinės Amerikos Valstijos (country in North America) · ko 아메리카 (country in North America) · bo ཨ་མེ་རི་ཁ་རྒྱལ་ཕྲན་མཉམ་འབྲེལ་རྒྱལ་ཁབ (country in North America) · myv Американь Вейсэндявкс Штаттнэ (country in North America) · be Злу́чаныя Шта́ты Аме́рыкі (country in North America) · aii ܐܘܼܚܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܡܚܲܝ̈ܕ݂ܹܐ ܕܐܵܡܹܝܪܝܼܟܵܐ (country in North America) · ik Tannapta nunaŋat (country in North America) · sl Amȇrika (country in North America) · ab Америка Еиду Аштатқәа (country in North America) · lkt Mílahaŋska Tȟamákȟočhe (country in North America) · sa अमेरिकायाः संयुक्तराज्यानि (country in North America) · mt Stati Uniti (country in North America) · ko 미합중국 (country in North America) · eu Ameriketako Estatu Batuak (country in North America) · tk Amerika (country in North America) · ar الْوِلَايَات الْمُتَّحِدَة (country in North America) · sd گڏيل آمريڪي رياستون (country in North America) · he אַרְצוֹת הַבְּרִית (country in North America) · dv އެމެރިކާ (country in North America) · bg Аме́рика (country in North America) · tr Amerika (country in North America) · am የተባበሩት ግዛቶች የ አሜሪካ (country in North America) · pt Estados Unidos da América (country in North America) · ha Tarayyar Amurka (country in North America) · zu Izifundazwe Ezihlangene zaseMelika (country in North America) · uk США (country in North America) · lo ອະເມລິກາ (country in North America) · jam Yunaitid Stiet a Amoerka (country in North America) · ar الْوِلَايَات الْمُتَّحِدَة الْأَمْرِيكِيَّة (country in North America) · tyv Американың Каттышкан Штаттары (country in North America) · prs اِیَالَاتِ مُتَّحِدَهٔ اَمْرِیکَا (country in North America) · ba Америка Ҡушма Штаттары (country in North America) · ti ሕቡራት መንግስታት ኣመሪካ (country in North America) · sd يونائيٽيڊ سٽيٽس آف آميريڪا (country in North America) · yi אַמעריקע (country in North America) · bgc सांजुक्ट्टराजये (country in North America) · pdc Vereenichde Schtaate vun Amerikaa (country in North America) · gu સંયુકત રાજ્ય અમેરિકા (country in North America) · sv Staterna (country in North America) · mn Америк (country in North America) · hnj Amelika (country in North America) · fr États-Unis d'Amérique (country in North America) · bua Америкын Холбоото Штадууд (country in North America) · mhr Америкын ушалтше штатше-влак (country in North America) · bar Vaoanigte Stootn vo Amerika (country in North America) · lez Америкадин Садхьанвай Штатар (country in North America) · mt l-Istati Uniti ta’ l-Amerika (country in North America) · ce Американ Цхьанакхетта Штаташ (country in North America) · chr ᏌᏊᎢᏳᎾᎵᏍᏔᏅᏍᎦᏚᎩ ᎾᎿ ᎠᎺᏰᏟ (country in North America) · ur رِیاسَتْہائے مُتَّحِدَۂ اَمْرِیکَہ (country in North America) · he אַרְצוֹת הַבְּרִית שֶׁל אָמֶרִיקָה (country in North America) · hak 美國 /美国 (country in North America) · te అమెరికా సంయుక్త రాష్ట్రాలు (country in North America) · tl Estados Unidos ng Amerika (country in North America) · sh Amèrika (country in North America) · ka შეერთებული შტატები (country in North America) · kjh Американың Піріккен Штаттары (country in North America) · ug ئامېرىكا (country in North America) · gd Na Stàitean Aonaichte (country in North America) · av Америкалъул Цолъарал Штатал (country in North America) · hsb Zjednoćene staty Ameriki (country in North America) · fa-ira آمْریکا (country in North America) · vo Lamerikän (country in North America) · kk Америка Құрама Штаттары (country in North America) · nv Wááshindoon bikéyah ałhidadiidzooígíí (country in North America) · bg Съедине́ни америка́нски ща́ти (country in North America) · udm Огазеяськем Америка Штатъёс (country in North America) · tg Амрико (country in North America) · km អាមេរិក (country in North America) · nod ᩋᩡᨾᩮᩁᩥᨠᩣ (country in North America) · ia Statos Unite de America (country in North America) · yue 美利堅合眾國 /美利坚合众国 (country in North America) · dsb Zjadnośone staty Ameriki (country in North America) · co Stati Uniti d'America (country in North America) · ga Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá (country in North America) · zea Vereênigde Staeten van Amerika (country in North America) · fa-ira اِیالاتِ مُتَّحِدِهٔ آمْریکا (country in North America) · vi Mỹ (country in North America) · mt Stati Uniti ta’ l-Amerika (country in North America) · lo ສະຫະລັດອະເມລິກາ (country in North America) · br Stadoù-Unanet Amerika (country in North America) · ar أَمْرِيكَا (country in North America) · to Puleʻanga Fakatahataha ʻAmelika (country in North America) · sa संयुक्तराज्यानि (country in North America) · fr États-Unis (country in North America) · ja アメリカ合衆国 (country in North America) · tl Nagkakaisang Kalupaan ng Amerika (country in North America) · dz ཡུ་ནའིཊེཊ་སི་ཊེས (country in North America) · da Amerikas Forenede Stater (country in North America) · ur اَمْرِیکا (country in North America) · he ארה״ב (country in North America) · prs اَمْرِیکَا (country in North America) · is Bandaríki Norður-Ameríku (country in North America) · nl Amerika (country in North America) · szl Stany Zjydnočůne Ameryki (country in North America) · vi Hoa Kỳ (country in North America) · sk Amerika (country in North America) · ab Америка (country in North America) · crk kihci-môhkomân-askîhk (country in North America) · kw Statys Unys Amerika (country in North America) · ko 미국 (country in North America) · fo Sambandsríki Amerika (country in North America) · ms Amerika (country in North America) · nl Verenigde Staten (country in North America) · uk Злу́чені Шта́ти Аме́рики (country in North America) · sk Spojené štáty americké (country in North America) · es Estados Unidos (country in North America) · da Forenede Stater (country in North America) · km សហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក (country in North America) · eo Usono (country in North America) · sk Spojené štáty (country in North America) · bgc अ़मरेख्यासांजुक्ट्टराजये (country in North America) · is Bandaríkin (country in North America) · az Amerika Birləşmiş Ştatları (country in North America) · uk Аме́рика (country in North America) · ro America (country in North America) · bua Америкын Нэгэдэһэн Улас (country in North America) · st Amerika (country in North America) · gag Amerika Birleşik Devletläri (country in North America) · hnj Miv Teb (country in North America) · haw ʻAmelika Hui (country in North America) · yi פֿאַראייניקטע שטאַטן (country in North America) · ceb Estados Unidos sa Amerika (country in North America) · hi अमेरिका (country in North America) · os Америкӕ (country in North America) · kab Yiwunak Yeddukklen n Temrikt (country in North America) · kmr Dewletên Yekbûyî yên Amerîkayê (country in North America) · vi Mỹ Quốc (country in North America) · wuu 美國 /美国 (country in North America) · cdo 美國 /美国 (country in North America) · xmf ამერიკაშ აკოართაფილი შტატეფი (country in North America) · ks संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका (country in North America) · ps د امريکا متحده ايالات (country in North America) · ka ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები (country in North America) · sah Америка Холбоһуктаах Штаттара (country in North America) · mk Соединети Американски Држави (country in North America) · tzm ⵜⵉⵎⴰⵥⵍⴰⵢⵉⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵏⴻⵏ ⵏ ⴰⵎⵉⵔⵉⴽⴰ (country in North America) · ady Америкэ Штат Зэхэтхэр (country in North America) · lo ອາເມລິກາ (country in North America) · bar Vaoanigtn Stootn vo Amerika (country in North America) · kbd Америкэ Штат Зэгуэт (country in North America) · fi Amerikka (country in North America) · is Ameríka (country in North America) · et Ameerika (country in North America) · it Stati Uniti d'America (country in North America) · ur رِیاسَت ہائے مُتَّحِدَہ (country in North America) · aii ܐܵܡܹܝܪܝܼܟܵܐ (country in North America) · ko 아메리카 합중국 (country in North America) · fr Amérique (country in North America) · kab Yiwunak Yeddukklen n Tamrikt (country in North America) · kk Америка (country in North America) · ik United States of America (country in North America) · ce Америка (country in North America) · lt Amerika (country in North America) · ky Америка Кошмо Штаттары (country in North America) · so Gobolada Isku Tegay ee Ameerika (country in North America) · sq SHBA (country in North America) · rsk Зєдинєни Америцки Держави (country in North America) · mn Америкийн Нэгдсэн Улс (country in North America) · mrj Америкын Ушымы Штатвлӓжӹ (country in North America) · sl Združene države (country in North America) · sh Сјѐдӣњене̄ Амѐричке̄ Др̀жаве (country in North America) · dv ޔުނައިޓެޑް ސްޓޭޓްސް އޮފް އެމެރިކާ (country in North America) · os Америкӕйы Иугонд Штаттӕ (country in North America) · vo Tats-Pebalöl Meropa (country in North America) · la Cīvitātēs Foederātae Americae (country in North America) · sv Amerikas förenta stater (country in North America) · nrf Êtats Unnis d'Améthique (country in North America) · ug ئامېرىكا قوشما شتاتلىرى (country in North America) · nv Kéyah ashdladiingo bił hahoodzooígíí (country in North America) · tk Amerikanyň Birleşen Ştatlary (country in North America) · da Amerika (country in North America) · tl Amerika (country in North America) · sh Амѐрика (country in North America) · az Америка (country in North America) · th สหรัฐอเมริกา (country in North America) · ay Istadus Unidus (country in North America) · iu ᐊᒥᐊᓕᑲ (country in North America) · de Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika (country in North America) · id Amerika Serikat (country in North America) · sw Muungano wa Madola ya Amerika (country in North America) · my အမေရိကန်ပြည်ထောင်စု (country in North America) · tl Nangagkakaisang Banwa ng Amerika (country in North America) · tg Иёлоти Муттаҳидаи Амрико (country in North America) · yue 美 (country in North America) · el Αμερική (country in North America) · el Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες της Αμερικής (country in North America) · kee 'Amelika-hui-pu-'ia (country in North America) · ga Meiriceá (country in North America) · ur اَمْرِیکَہ (country in North America)

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