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CONUS¹

proper noun

  1. US, abbreviation, acronym Acronym of the contiguous United States, the 48 states between Canada and Mexico, including the District of Columbia. […] and those who reside in the CONUS, Alaska, or Hawaii are authorized to travel to oversea areas and return on ASIF missions for humanitarian reasons upon approval of the Chief of Staff[…]

conus²

  • /ˈkəʊnəs/

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Latin cōnus (“cone”)

noun coni

  1. obsolete A cone.

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"conus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/conus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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conus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/conus

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"conus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/conus.

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@misc{conus_2026,
  title = {conus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/conus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}