U.S.A. > noun, location| Meaning | 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. |
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| Synonyms | United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA |
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| Member of | North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO; Organization of American States, OAS |
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| Part of | North America |
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| Members | American |
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| Parts | East, eastern United States; Midwest, middle west, midwestern United States; Pacific Northwest; American state; West, western United States; Colony; New England; Mid-Atlantic states; South; Sunbelt; North; Dakota; Alaska, Last Frontier, AK; Arizona, Grand Canyon State, AZ; Arkansas, Land of Opportunity, AR; California, Golden State, CA, Calif.; Colorado, Centennial State, CO; District of Columbia, D.C., DC; Georgia, Empire State of the South, Peach State, GA; Hawaii, Hawai'i, Aloha State, HI; Idaho, Gem State, ID; Kentucky, Bluegrass State, KY; Louisiana Purchase; Montana, Treasure State, MT; Nevada, Silver State, Battle Born State, Sagebrush State, NV; New Mexico, Land of Enchantment, NM; North Carolina, Old North State, Tar Heel State, NC; North Dakota, Peace Garden State, ND; Oklahoma, Sooner State, OK; Oregon, Beaver State, OR; South Carolina, Palmetto State, SC; South Dakota, Coyote State, Mount Rushmore State, SD; Tennessee, Volunteer State, TN; Utah, Beehive State, Mormon State, UT; Virginia, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA; Washington, Evergreen State, WA; West Virginia, Mountain State, WV; Wyoming, Equality State, WY; Connecticut, Connecticut River; Great Lakes; Mississippi, Mississippi River; Missouri, Missouri River; New River; Niagara, Niagara River; Niobrara, Niobrara River; Ohio, Ohio River; Rio Grande, Rio Bravo; Saint Lawrence, Saint Lawrence River, St. Lawrence, St. Lawrence River; Twin, Twin Falls; Yosemite, Yosemite Falls; Yukon, Yukon River |
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| Region of | freshman, first-year; billion; trillion; marine; multiple voting; snake dance; reallotment, reapportionment, reallocation; 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, snoot, snout, schnozzle, schnoz; southernism; shamanism; Social Security number; joint resolution; Bill of Rights; Athapaskan, Athapascan, Athabaskan, Athabascan, Athapaskan language; inaugural address, inaugural; tart; teacake; partridge; cola, dope; combination in restraint of trade; State Department; federal department, federal office, department of the federal government; tribe, federation of tribes; nation; independent agency; Intelligence Community, National Intelligence Community, United States Intelligence Community, IC; county; barrio; Marshall Islands, Republic of the Marshall Islands; Union, North; Marlowe, Philip Marlowe; paleface; desperado, desperate criminal; mestiza; mestizo, ladino; old man; staff member, staffer; Yankee, Yank, Northerner; Gibson, Mel Gibson, Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson; genus Epiphyllum; pineapple weed, rayless chamomile, Matricaria matricarioides; ringworm bush, ringworm shrub, ringworm cassia, Senna alata, Cassia alata; Hedeoma, genus Hedeoma; golden fern, leather fern, Acrostichum aureum; discount rate; dollar, dollar bill, one dollar bill, buck, clam; inch, in; billion, one thousand million, 1000000000; trillion, one million million, 1000000000000; quadrillion; quintillion; sextillion; septillion; octillion; billionth; trapezium; trapezoid; Groundhog Day, February 2; Lincoln's Birthday, February 12; Washington's Birthday, February 22; Presidents' Day |
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| Instance of | North American country, North American nation |
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| Instances | Union, North |
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