Advertisement
United States
[yoo-nahy-tid steyts]
noun
Official Name United States of America.a federal republic in the northern Western Hemisphere comprising 48 contiguous states, the District of Columbia, Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the North Pacific, and in some contexts considered along with its five inhabited island territories (Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, North Mariana Islands,American Samoa ). Conterminous United States, 3,119,885 square miles (8,080,465 square kilometers); with Alaska and Hawaii, 3,796,742 square miles (9,833,517 square kilometers); all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the island territories, 3,805,927 square miles (9,857,306 square kilometers) Washington, D.C. U.S., US
Other 51Թ Forms
- anti–United States adjective
- pro–United States adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of United States1
Example Sentences
“We have different contingencies with how to tackle Fordow. It’s not something only the United States could do — it’s not only dropping that bomb from the air. And we are eager to complete this mission.”
“It is not in our national security interest to get into a war with Iran unless that war is absolutely necessary to defend the United States,” Kaine said in a statement on Monday.
And also, maybe speaking to people like you mentioned, who feel left behind in the modern United States economy.
Bringing the mixed doubles forward is a bold and revolutionary move by the United States Tennis Association, which said it hoped would attract more high-profile singles players.
She and her sisters — 10 and 18 — were born in the United States, but her parents were born in Mexico.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse
