United States

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    Pronunciation

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    • (Received Pronunciation)IPA(key):/juːˌnaɪtɨd ˈsteɪts/,/jʊˌnaɪtɨd ˈsteɪts/
    • (General American)enPR:yo͞o-nī'tĭd stātsʹ,IPA(key):/juˌnaɪtɪ̈d ˈsteɪts/,[juˌnaɪ̯ɾɪ̈d ˈsteɪ̯ts],[jɪ̈-]
    • Audio(US):(file)
    • Rhymes:-eɪts
    • Hyphenation:Unit‧ed States

    Proper noun

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    theUnitedStates

    2. (in the singular, formerly also plural)EllipsisofUnited States of America.
      • 1793December 3,George Washington,Fifth State of the Union Address:
        As soon as the war in Europe had embraced those powers with whom theUnited Stateshave the most extensive relations there was reason to apprehend that our intercourse with them might be interrupted and our disposition for peace drawn into question by the suspicions too often entertained by belligerent nations.
      • 1964,John F. Kennedy,“The Immigrant Contribution”, inA Nation of Immigrants‎[1],Revised and Enlarged edition,Harper & Row,→LCCN,→OCLC,page64:
        As we have seen, people migrated to theUnited Statesfor a variety of reasons. But nearly all shared two great hopes: the hope for personal freedom and the hope for economic opportunity.
      • 1965,Harry S. Truman,0:26 from the start, inMP2002-401 Former President Truman Discusses "The Buck Stops Here"‎[2],Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum,National Archives Identifier:595162,archived fromthe originalon02 February 2021:
        I used to have a sign on my desk that said, "The Buck Stops Here." The buck stops at the president's desk when he's president of theUnited States,and he either makes the decisions or he lets them go by default, and you can't afford to do that when you're president.
      • 2012April 29, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Treehouse of Horror III” (season 4, episode 5; originally aired 10/29/1992)”, in(Please provide the book title or journal name)‎[3]:
        “King Homer” follows the story of King Kong closely, with Mr. Burns taking the freakishly over-sized King Homer from his native Africa, where he lives proud as a simian god, to theUnited States,where he is an initially impressive but ultimately rather limited Broadway attraction.
    3. (in theplural)The collection of individualstatesof theUnited States of America.
      life in theseUnited States
      The Judicial power of theUnited Statesshall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of theUnited Statesby Citizens of another State, or by Citizens or Subjects of any Foreign State. (Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution,1794)
      • 1781,January 10,Samuel Huntington,letter toJohn Adams:[4]
        Congress have no expectations from the influence which the people of England may have on the British counsels, whatever may be the disposition of that nation or their magistrates towards theseUnited States.
      • 1955February, William K. Goodspeed, William B. Buckingham, Oliver N. Evans, “The unsuitable enlisted seaman”, inUnited States Armed Forces Medical Journal‎[5],volume 6, number 2, page244:
        A tour of military duty has become an accepted part of life in theseUnited Statesfor physically and mentally fit young men. Existing regulations clearly outline the minimum physical standards, and mental standards are based on the Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) which is a good objective measurement of ability to learn. There remains a significant group of men who meet these minimum physical and mental standards, and who enlist or are inducted into the armed services, but who are found to be unsuitable for service and shortly after entry are discharged.
    5. (nation's name)Federal nation consisting of several states, actual, historical or hypothetical.
      the Republic of theUnited Statesof Brazil (the First Brazilian Republic)
      theUnited Statesof Mexico (the United Mexican States)
      theUnited Statesof Europe
      theUnited Statesof the Ionian Islands

    Usage notes

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    During the first few decades after independence authors commonly treated United States as a plural noun, but in contemporary English it is always singular.

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    References

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    • Joint Publication 1-02U.S. Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms;12 April 2001 (As Amended Through 14 April 2006)

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