WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Unit′ed States′,
- Place Namesa republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767;
conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km);
with Alaska and Hawaii, 3,615,122 sq. mi. (9,363,166 sq. km). Cap.: Washington, D.C. Abbr.: U.S., US Also called United States of America, America.
'United States' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
all-American
- America
- American
- American Indian
- Americanism
- Anglo
- Anglo-American
- ANZUS
- Briand
- cent
- Charlotte Amalie
- colonial
- Colonies
- columbium
- Columbian
- Confederation
- Danish West Indies
- Darcy
- gospel
- Great Satan
- jarhead
- Jaycee
- Micronesia
- Native American
- Nisei
- North American Free Trade Agreement
- Old Glory
- Oscar
- personhood
- POTUS
- SCOTUS
- Stars and Stripes
- Star-Spangled Banner
- States
- Thanksgiving Day
- the
- Uncle Sam
- Union
- unipolar
- United States of America
- us
- USA
- USAF
- USN
- USS
- Virgin Islands
- Virgin Islands of the United States
- War of American Independence
- abbreviation
- ACDA