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United States

  • /juːˌnaɪtɨd ˈsteɪts/ UK
  • /jʊˌnaɪtɨd ˈsteɪts/ UK
  • /juˌnaɪtɪ̈d ˈsteɪts/ US
  • [juˌnaɪ̯ɾɪ̈d ˈsteɪ̯ts] US
  • [jɪ̈-] US

Rhymes with -eɪts

proper noun the United States

  1. singular A country in North America, also including Hawaii in Oceania; in full, United States of America. As soon as the war in Europe had embraced those powers with whom the United States have the most extensive relations there was reason to apprehend that our intercourse with them might be interrupted and our disposition for peace drawn into question by the suspicions too often entertained by belliger
  2. broadly, singular The American federal government. The United States effectively nationalized Fannie and Freddie during the 2008 financial crisis to prevent their collapse.
  3. in plural The collection of individual states of the United States of America. life in these United States
  4. name A federal nation consisting of several states, whether actual, historical or hypothetical. the Republic of the United States of Brazil (the First Brazilian Republic)

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name country in North America — see also United States of America

EspañolEstados Unidos
한국어미국 Miguk, 아메리카 Amerika, 미합중국 Mihapjungguk, 미 Mi
日本語合衆国 Gasshūkoku, アメリカ合衆国 Amerika Gasshūkoku, 米国 Beikoku, アメリカ Amerika, 米 Bei
中文美利堅合眾國 /美利坚合众国 Měilìjiān hézhòngguó, 合眾國 /合众国 Hézhòngguó, 美國 /美国 Měiguó
हिन्दीसंयुक्त राज्य sãyukt rājya
PortuguêsEstados Unidos
FrançaisÉtats-Unis
DeutschVereinigte Staaten
ItalianoStati Uniti
ΕλληνικάΗνωμένες Πολιτείες Inoménes Politeíes
RomânăStatele Unite
РусскийСоединённые Шта́ты Sojedinjónnyje Štáty
Tiếng ViệtHoa Kỳ, nước Mỹ, Mỹ Quốc
العربيةالْوِلَايَاتُ الْمُتَّحِدَة al-wilāyātu l-muttaḥida
עבריתאַרְצוֹת הַבְּרִית artsot ha-brit

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@misc{united_states_2026,
  title = {United States},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/united%20states},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}