United States

Definition of the noun united_states


1. (72) United States, United States of America, America, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. : 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
2. (29) United States government, United States, U.S. government, US Government, U.S. : the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States