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United States

8 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. United States (noun plural but singular or plural in construction)
  2. United States court of appeals
  3. United States note (noun)
  4. United States standard thread (noun)
  5. United States value (noun)
  6. United States of America (geographical name)
  7. Treasurer of the United States
  8. Virgin Islands of the United States (geographical name)

Unit·ed States

noun pl but singular or pl in constr
\yu̇-ˈnī-təd-, especially Southern ˈyü-ˌ\

Definition of UNITED STATES

: a federation of states especially when forming a nation in a usually specified territory <advocating a United States of Europe>

First Known Use of UNITED STATES

1617

Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism

Rhymes with UNITED STATES

Cilician Gates, Indian States, Persian Gulf States

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