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Definition of United states
1. Noun. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776.
Exact synonyms: America, The States, U.s., U.s.a., United States Of America, Us, Usa
Geographical relationships: Multiple Voting, Snake Dance, Reallocation, Reallotment, Reapportionment, Trust Busting, Boston Tea Party, Recall, American Civil War, United States Civil War, War Between The States, Water Spaniel, Maquiladora, Slave Market, Totem, Beak, Honker, Hooter, Nozzle, Schnoz, Schnozzle, Snoot, Snout, Southernism, Shamanism, Social Security Number, Joint Resolution, Bill Of Rights, Athabascan, Athabaskan, Athapascan, Athapaskan, Athapaskan Language, Inaugural, Inaugural Address, Tart, Teacake, Partridge, Cola, Dope, Combination In Restraint Of Trade, State Department, Department Of The Federal Government, Federal Department, Federal Office, Federation Of Tribes, Tribe, Nation, Independent Agency, Ic, Intelligence Community, National Intelligence Community, United States Intelligence Community, County, Barrio, Marshall Islands, Republic Of The Marshall Islands, North, Union, Marlowe, Philip Marlowe, Paleface, Desperado, Desperate Criminal, Mestiza, Ladino, Mestizo, Old Man, Staff Member, Staffer, Northerner, Yank, Yankee, Gibson, Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson, Mel Gibson, Genus Epiphyllum, Matricaria Matricarioides, Pineapple Weed, Rayless Chamomile, Cassia Alata, Ringworm Bush, Ringworm Cassia, Ringworm Shrub, Senna Alata, Genus Hedeoma, Hedeoma, Acrostichum Aureum, Golden Fern, Leather Fern, Discount Rate, Buck, Clam, Dollar, Dollar Bill, One Dollar Bill, In, Inch, 1000000000, Billion, One Thousand Million, 1000000000000, One Million Million, Trillion, Quadrillion, Quintillion, Sextillion, Septillion, Octillion, Billionth, Trapezium, Trapezoid, February 2, Groundhog Day, February 12, Lincoln's Birthday, February 22, Washington's Birthday, Presidents' Day, First-year, Freshman, Billion, Trillion, Marine, Checking Account, Scallion
Group relationships: Nato, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Oas, Organization Of American States
Terms within: East, Eastern United States, Middle West, Midwest, Midwestern United States, Pacific Northwest, American State, West, Western United States, Colony, New England, Mid-atlantic States, South, Sunbelt, North, Dakota, Al, Alabama, Camellia State, Heart Of Dixie, Ak, Alaska, Last Frontier, Arizona, Az, Grand Canyon State, Ar, Arkansas, Land Of Opportunity, Ca, Calif., California, Golden State, Centennial State, Co, Colorado, Connecticut, Constitution State, Ct, Nutmeg State, De, Delaware, Diamond State, First State, D.c., Dc, District Of Columbia, Everglade State, Fl, Florida, Sunshine State, Empire State Of The South, Ga, Georgia, Peach State, Aloha State, Hawai'i, Hawaii, Hi, Gem State, Id, Idaho, Il, Illinois, Land Of Lincoln, Prairie State, Hoosier State, In, Indiana, Hawkeye State, Ia, Iowa, Kansas, Ks, Sunflower State, Bluegrass State, Kentucky, Ky, Louisiana Purchase, La, Louisiana, Pelican State, Maine, Me, Pine Tree State, Free State, Maryland, Md, Old Line State, Bay State, Ma, Massachusetts, Old Colony, Great Lakes State, Mi, Michigan, Wolverine State, Gopher State, Minnesota, Mn, North Star State, Magnolia State, Mississippi, Ms, Missouri, Mo, Show Me State, Montana, Mt, Treasure State, Cornhusker State, Ne, Nebraska, Battle Born State, Nevada, Nv, Sagebrush State, Silver State, Granite State, New Hampshire, Nh, Garden State, Jersey, New Jersey, Nj, Land Of Enchantment, New Mexico, Nm, Empire State, New York, New York State, Ny, Nc, North Carolina, Old North State, Tar Heel State, Nd, North Dakota, Peace Garden State, Buckeye State, Oh, Ohio, Ok, Oklahoma, Sooner State, Beaver State, Or, Oregon, Keystone State, Pa, Pennsylvania, Little Rhody, Ocean State, Rhode Island, Ri, Palmetto State, Sc, South Carolina, Coyote State, Mount Rushmore State, Sd, South Dakota, Tennessee, Tn, Volunteer State, Lone-star State, Texas, Tx, Beehive State, Mormon State, Ut, Utah, Green Mountain State, Vermont, Vt, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, Va, Virginia, Evergreen State, Wa, Washington, Mountain State, West Virginia, Wv, Badger State, Wi, Wisconsin, Equality State, Wy, Wyoming, Connecticut, Connecticut River, Great Lakes, Mississippi, Mississippi River, Missouri, Missouri River, New River, Niagara, Niagara River, Niobrara, Niobrara River, Ohio, Ohio River, Rio Bravo, Rio Grande, Saint Lawrence, Saint Lawrence River, St. Lawrence, St. Lawrence River, Twin, Twin Falls, Yosemite, Yosemite Falls, Yukon, Yukon River
Generic synonyms: North American Country, North American Nation
Specialized synonyms: North, Union
Group relationships: North America
Member holonyms: American
Derivative terms: American
Geographical relationships: Multiple Voting, Snake Dance, Reallocation, Reallotment, Reapportionment, Trust Busting, Boston Tea Party, Recall, American Civil War, United States Civil War, War Between The States, Water Spaniel, Maquiladora, Slave Market, Totem, Beak, Honker, Hooter, Nozzle, Schnoz, Schnozzle, Snoot, Snout, Southernism, Shamanism, Social Security Number, Joint Resolution, Bill Of Rights, Athabascan, Athabaskan, Athapascan, Athapaskan, Athapaskan Language, Inaugural, Inaugural Address, Tart, Teacake, Partridge, Cola, Dope, Combination In Restraint Of Trade, State Department, Department Of The Federal Government, Federal Department, Federal Office, Federation Of Tribes, Tribe, Nation, Independent Agency, Ic, Intelligence Community, National Intelligence Community, United States Intelligence Community, County, Barrio, Marshall Islands, Republic Of The Marshall Islands, North, Union, Marlowe, Philip Marlowe, Paleface, Desperado, Desperate Criminal, Mestiza, Ladino, Mestizo, Old Man, Staff Member, Staffer, Northerner, Yank, Yankee, Gibson, Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson, Mel Gibson, Genus Epiphyllum, Matricaria Matricarioides, Pineapple Weed, Rayless Chamomile, Cassia Alata, Ringworm Bush, Ringworm Cassia, Ringworm Shrub, Senna Alata, Genus Hedeoma, Hedeoma, Acrostichum Aureum, Golden Fern, Leather Fern, Discount Rate, Buck, Clam, Dollar, Dollar Bill, One Dollar Bill, In, Inch, 1000000000, Billion, One Thousand Million, 1000000000000, One Million Million, Trillion, Quadrillion, Quintillion, Sextillion, Septillion, Octillion, Billionth, Trapezium, Trapezoid, February 2, Groundhog Day, February 12, Lincoln's Birthday, February 22, Washington's Birthday, Presidents' Day, First-year, Freshman, Billion, Trillion, Marine, Checking Account, Scallion
Group relationships: Nato, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Oas, Organization Of American States
Terms within: East, Eastern United States, Middle West, Midwest, Midwestern United States, Pacific Northwest, American State, West, Western United States, Colony, New England, Mid-atlantic States, South, Sunbelt, North, Dakota, Al, Alabama, Camellia State, Heart Of Dixie, Ak, Alaska, Last Frontier, Arizona, Az, Grand Canyon State, Ar, Arkansas, Land Of Opportunity, Ca, Calif., California, Golden State, Centennial State, Co, Colorado, Connecticut, Constitution State, Ct, Nutmeg State, De, Delaware, Diamond State, First State, D.c., Dc, District Of Columbia, Everglade State, Fl, Florida, Sunshine State, Empire State Of The South, Ga, Georgia, Peach State, Aloha State, Hawai'i, Hawaii, Hi, Gem State, Id, Idaho, Il, Illinois, Land Of Lincoln, Prairie State, Hoosier State, In, Indiana, Hawkeye State, Ia, Iowa, Kansas, Ks, Sunflower State, Bluegrass State, Kentucky, Ky, Louisiana Purchase, La, Louisiana, Pelican State, Maine, Me, Pine Tree State, Free State, Maryland, Md, Old Line State, Bay State, Ma, Massachusetts, Old Colony, Great Lakes State, Mi, Michigan, Wolverine State, Gopher State, Minnesota, Mn, North Star State, Magnolia State, Mississippi, Ms, Missouri, Mo, Show Me State, Montana, Mt, Treasure State, Cornhusker State, Ne, Nebraska, Battle Born State, Nevada, Nv, Sagebrush State, Silver State, Granite State, New Hampshire, Nh, Garden State, Jersey, New Jersey, Nj, Land Of Enchantment, New Mexico, Nm, Empire State, New York, New York State, Ny, Nc, North Carolina, Old North State, Tar Heel State, Nd, North Dakota, Peace Garden State, Buckeye State, Oh, Ohio, Ok, Oklahoma, Sooner State, Beaver State, Or, Oregon, Keystone State, Pa, Pennsylvania, Little Rhody, Ocean State, Rhode Island, Ri, Palmetto State, Sc, South Carolina, Coyote State, Mount Rushmore State, Sd, South Dakota, Tennessee, Tn, Volunteer State, Lone-star State, Texas, Tx, Beehive State, Mormon State, Ut, Utah, Green Mountain State, Vermont, Vt, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, Va, Virginia, Evergreen State, Wa, Washington, Mountain State, West Virginia, Wv, Badger State, Wi, Wisconsin, Equality State, Wy, Wyoming, Connecticut, Connecticut River, Great Lakes, Mississippi, Mississippi River, Missouri, Missouri River, New River, Niagara, Niagara River, Niobrara, Niobrara River, Ohio, Ohio River, Rio Bravo, Rio Grande, Saint Lawrence, Saint Lawrence River, St. Lawrence, St. Lawrence River, Twin, Twin Falls, Yosemite, Yosemite Falls, Yukon, Yukon River
Generic synonyms: North American Country, North American Nation
Specialized synonyms: North, Union
Group relationships: North America
Member holonyms: American
Derivative terms: American
2. Noun. The executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States.
Exact synonyms: U.s., U.s. Government, United States Government, Us Government
Generic synonyms: Federal Government
Member holonyms: Executive Branch, Executive Office Of The President, Legislative Branch, Judicial Branch
Generic synonyms: Federal Government
Member holonyms: Executive Branch, Executive Office Of The President, Legislative Branch, Judicial Branch
Definition of United states
1. Proper noun. (context: singular) (form of shortened form the United States of America) ¹
2. Proper noun. (context: plural) The collection of individual states of the United States of America. ¹
3. Proper noun. (military) Includes the land area, internal waters, territorial sea, and airspace of the United States, including the following: ¹
4. Proper noun. (context: nation's name) Federal nation consisting of several states, actual, historical or hypothetical. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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