English Explanatory Dictionary

United States

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A country in North America, also including Hawaii in Oceania; in full, United States of America.
  2. The American federal government.
  3. The collection of individual states of the United States of America.
  4. A federal nation consisting of several states, whether actual, historical or hypothetical.

Pronunciation

/juːˌnaɪtɨd ˈsteɪts/ /jʊˌnaɪtɨd ˈsteɪts/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-United States.wav yo͞o-nī'tĭd stātsʹ /juˌnaɪtɪ̈d ˈsteɪts/ [juˌnaɪ̯ɾɪ̈d ˈsteɪ̯ts] [jɪ̈-] en-us-United States.ogg

Word forms

United States the United States

Derived words

Excited States Jewnited Snakes Jewnited States Southwestern United States United Mexican States United Snakes United States note United Statian U.S. American United Statesian
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