United States of America
Main Entry:
United States of America Listen to the pronunciation of United States of America
Variant(s):
or United States \yu̇-ˈnī-təd-ˈstāts, especially Southern ˈyü-ˌ\
Function:
geographical name
country North America bordering on Atlantic, Pacific, & Arctic oceans; a federal republic capital Washington area 3,619,969 square miles (9,375,720 square kilometers), population 281,421,906
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