United States of America

English

Pronunciation

  • (General American) enPR: yo͞o-nīʹ-təd stātsʹ əv ə-mĕrʹ-ə-kə, IPA(key): /juˌnaɪtəd ˌsteɪts əv əˈmɛɹəkə/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /juːˌnaɪtɨd ˌsteɪts əv əˈmɛɹɨkə/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛɹɪkə
  • Hyphenation: Unit‧ed States of Amer‧i‧ca

Proper noun

the United States of America

  1. A country in North America, stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, and including Alaska, Hawaii, and several territories.
    Mexico and Canada border the United States of America.

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