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the states is an instance of:

• North American country, North American nation (noun) - any country on the North American continent

instances of the states:

• Union, North (noun) - the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)

the states is a member of:

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO (noun) - an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security
• Organization of American States, OAS (noun) - an association including most countries in the western hemisphere

the states is a part of:

• North America (noun) - a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama

members of the states:

• American (noun) - a native or inhabitant of the United States

parts of the states:

• Alabama, Heart of Dixie, Camellia State, AL (noun) - a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
• Alaska, Last Frontier, AK (noun) - a state in northwestern North America
• American state (noun) - one of the 50 states of the United States
• Arizona, Grand Canyon State, AZ (noun) - a state in southwestern United States
• Arkansas, Land of Opportunity, AR (noun) - a state in south central United States

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• California, Golden State, CA, Calif. (noun) - a state in the western United States on the Pacific
• Colony (noun) - one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States
• Colorado, Centennial State, CO (noun) - a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains
• Connecticut, Nutmeg State, Constitution State, CT (noun) - a New England state
• Connecticut, Connecticut River (noun) - a river in the northeastern United States
• Dakota (noun) - the area of the states of North Dakota and South Dakota
• Delaware, Diamond State, First State, DE (noun) - a Mid-Atlantic state
• District of Columbia, D.C., DC (noun) - the district occupied entirely by the city of Washington
• East, eastern United States (noun) - the region of the United States lying to the north of the Ohio River and to the east of the Mississippi River
• Florida, Sunshine State, Everglade State, FL (noun) - a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico
• Georgia, Empire State of the South, Peach State, GA (noun) - a state in southeastern United States
• Great Lakes (noun) - a group of five large, interconnected lakes in central North America
• Hawaii, Hawai'i, Aloha State, HI (noun) - a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands
• Idaho, Gem State, ID (noun) - a state in the Rocky Mountains
• Illinois, Prairie State, Land of Lincoln, IL (noun) - a midwestern state in north-central United States
• Indiana, Hoosier State, IN (noun) - a state in midwestern United States
• Iowa, Hawkeye State, IA (noun) - a state in midwestern United States
• Kansas, Sunflower State, KS (noun) - a state in midwestern United States
• Kentucky, Bluegrass State, KY (noun) - a state in east central United States
• Louisiana, Pelican State, LA (noun) - a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
• Louisiana Purchase (noun) - territory in the western United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million
• Maine, Pine Tree State, ME (noun) - a state in New England
• Maryland, Old Line State, Free State, MD (noun) - a Mid-Atlantic state
• Massachusetts, Bay State, Old Colony, MA (noun) - a state in New England
• Michigan, Wolverine State, Great Lakes State, MI (noun) - a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
• Mid-Atlantic states (noun) - a region of the eastern United States comprising New York and New Jersey and Pennsylvania and Delaware and Maryland
• Midwest, middle west, midwestern United States (noun) - the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America)
• Minnesota, Gopher State, North Star State, MN (noun) - a midwestern state
• Mississippi, Magnolia State, MS (noun) - a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico
• Mississippi, Mississippi River (noun) - a major North American river and the chief river of the United States
• Missouri, Show Me State, MO (noun) - a midwestern state in central United States
• Missouri, Missouri River (noun) - the longest river in the United States
• Montana, Treasure State, MT (noun) - a state in northwestern United States on the Canadian border
• Nebraska, Cornhusker State, NE (noun) - a midwestern state on the Great Plains
• Nevada, Silver State, Battle Born State, Sagebrush State, NV (noun) - a state in the southwestern United States
• New England (noun) - a region of northeastern United States comprising Maine and New Hampshire and Vermont and Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Connecticut
• New Hampshire, Granite State, NH (noun) - a state in New England
• New Jersey, Jersey, Garden State, NJ (noun) - a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic
• New Mexico, Land of Enchantment, NM (noun) - a state in southwestern United States on the Mexican border
• New River (noun) - a river in the southeastern United States that flows northward from North Carolina to West Virginia where it empties into the Kanawha River
• New York, New York State, Empire State, NY (noun) - a Mid-Atlantic state
• Niagara, Niagara River (noun) - a river flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario
• Niobrara, Niobrara River (noun) - a tributary of the Missouri River
• North (noun) - the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
• North Carolina, Old North State, Tar Heel State, NC (noun) - a state in southeastern United States
• North Dakota, Peace Garden State, ND (noun) - a state of north central United States bordering on Canada
• Ohio, Buckeye State, OH (noun) - a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
• Ohio, Ohio River (noun) - a river that is formed in western Pennsylvania and flows westward to become a tributary of the Mississippi River
• Oklahoma, Sooner State, OK (noun) - a state in south central United States
• Oregon, Beaver State, OR (noun) - a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
• Pacific Northwest (noun) - a region of the northwestern United States usually including Washington and Oregon and sometimes southwestern British Columbia
• Pennsylvania, Keystone State, PA (noun) - a Mid-Atlantic state
• Rhode Island, Little Rhody, Ocean State, RI (noun) - a state in New England
• Rio Grande, Rio Bravo (noun) - a North American river
• Saint Lawrence, Saint Lawrence River, St. Lawrence, St. Lawrence River (noun) - a North American river
• South (noun) - the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
• South Carolina, Palmetto State, SC (noun) - a state in the Deep South
• South Dakota, Coyote State, Mount Rushmore State, SD (noun) - a state in north central United States
• Sunbelt (noun) - states in the south and southwest that have a warm climate and tend to be politically conservative
• Tennessee, Volunteer State, TN (noun) - a state in east central United States
• Texas, Lone-Star State, TX (noun) - the second largest state
• Twin, Twin Falls (noun) - a waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho
• Utah, Beehive State, Mormon State, UT (noun) - a state in the western United States
• Vermont, Green Mountain State, VT (noun) - a state in New England
• Virginia, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA (noun) - a state in the eastern United States
• Washington, Evergreen State, WA (noun) - a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
• West, western United States (noun) - the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River
• West Virginia, Mountain State, WV (noun) - a state in east central United States
• Wisconsin, Badger State, WI (noun) - a midwestern state in north central United States
• Wyoming, Equality State, WY (noun) - a state in the western United States
• Yosemite, Yosemite Falls (noun) - a series of waterfalls in Yosemite National Park in California
• Yukon, Yukon River (noun) - a North American river that flows westward from the Yukon Territory through central Alaska to the Bering Sea

the states is derivationally related to:

• American (adjective) - of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture

Member of this domain - REGION:

• American Civil War, United States Civil War, War between the States (noun) - civil war in the United States between the North and the South
• Athapaskan, Athapascan, Athabaskan, Athabascan, Athapaskan language (noun) - a group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an American anthropologist, Edward Sapir)
• Bill of Rights (noun) - a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)
• Boston Tea Party (noun) - demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who (disguised as Indians) raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor
• Gibson, Mel Gibson, Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson (noun) - Australian actor (born in the United States in 1956)

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• Groundhog Day, February 2 (noun) - if the ground hog emerges and sees his shadow on this day, there will be 6 more weeks of winter
• Hedeoma, genus Hedeoma (noun) - small genus of American herbs (American pennyroyal)
• Intelligence Community, National Intelligence Community, United States Intelligence Community, IC (noun) - a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government
• Lincoln's Birthday, February 12 (noun) - the day on which President Abraham Lincoln is remembered
• Marlowe, Philip Marlowe (noun) - tough cynical detective (one of the early detective heroes in American fiction) created by Raymond Chandler
• Marshall Islands, Republic of the Marshall Islands (noun) - a republic (under United States protection) on the Marshall Islands
• Presidents' Day (noun) - the third Monday in February
• Social Security number (noun) - the number of a particular individual's Social Security account
• State Department (noun) - a department of government in one of the 50 states
• Union, North (noun) - the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)
• Washington's Birthday, February 22 (noun) - the day on which George Washington is remembered
• Yankee, Yank, Northerner (noun) - an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
• barrio (noun) - a Spanish-speaking quarter in a town or city (especially in the United States)
• beak, honker, hooter, nozzle, snoot, snout, schnozzle, schnoz (noun) - informal terms for the nose
• billion, one thousand million, 1000000000 (noun) - the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
• billion (adjective) - denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States
• billionth (noun) - position 1,000,000,000 in a countable series of things
• checking account, chequing account, current account (noun) - a bank account against which the depositor can draw checks that are payable on demand
• cola, dope (noun) - carbonated drink flavored with extract from kola nuts (`dope' is a southernism in the United States)
• combination in restraint of trade (noun) - (law) any monopoly or contract or combination or conspiracy intended to restrain commerce (which are illegal according to antitrust laws of the United States)
• county (noun) - (United States) the largest administrative district within a state
• desperado, desperate criminal (noun) - a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier)
• discount rate (noun) - the rate of interest set by the Federal Reserve that member banks are charged when they borrow money through the Federal Reserve System
• dollar, dollar bill, one dollar bill, buck, clam (noun) - a piece of paper money worth one dollar
• federal department, federal office, department of the federal government (noun) - a department of the federal government of the United States
• freshman, first-year (adjective) - used of a person in the first year of an experience (especially in United States high school or college)
• genus Epiphyllum (noun) - small genus of tropical American (mainly Central America) cacti
• golden fern, leather fern, Acrostichum aureum (noun) - stout tropical swamp fern (especially tropical America) having large fronds with golden yellow sporangia covering the undersides
• green onion, spring onion, scallion (noun) - a young onion before the bulb has enlarged
• inaugural address, inaugural (noun) - an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president)
• inch, in (noun) - a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
• independent agency (noun) - an agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments
• joint resolution (noun) - a resolution passed by both houses of Congress which becomes legally binding when signed by the Chief Executive (or passed over the Chief Executive's veto)
• maquiladora (noun) - an assembly plant in Mexico (near the United States border)
• marine (adjective) - of or relating to military personnel who serve both on land and at sea (specifically the U.S. Marine Corps)
• mestiza (noun) - a woman of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry)
• mestizo, ladino (noun) - a person of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry)
• multiple voting (noun) - the act of voting in more than one place by the same person at the same election (illegal in U.S.)
• nation (noun) - a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes)
• octillion (noun) - the number that is represented as a one followed by 27 zeros
• old man (noun) - (slang) boss
• paleface (noun) - (slang) a derogatory term for a white person (supposedly used by North American Indians)
• partridge (noun) - flesh of either quail or grouse
• pineapple weed, rayless chamomile, Matricaria matricarioides (noun) - annual aromatic weed of Pacific coastal areas (United States and northeastern Asia) having bristle-pointed leaves and rayless yellow flowers
• quadrillion (noun) - the number that is represented as a one followed by 15 zeros
• quintillion (noun) - the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros
• reallotment, reapportionment, reallocation (noun) - a new apportionment (especially a new apportionment of congressional seats in the United States on the basis of census results)
• recall (noun) - the act of removing an official by petition
• ringworm bush, ringworm shrub, ringworm cassia, Senna alata, Cassia alata (noun) - tropical shrub (especially of Americas) having yellow flowers and large leaves whose juice is used as a cure for ringworm and poisonous bites
• septillion (noun) - the number that is represented as a one followed by 24 zeros
• sextillion (noun) - the number that is represented as a one followed by 21 zeros
• shamanism (noun) - any animistic religion similar to Asian shamanism (especially as practiced by certain Native American tribes)
• slave market (noun) - a marketplace where slaves were auctioned off (especially in the southern United States before the American Civil War)
• snake dance (noun) - a ceremonial dance (as by the Hopi) in which snakes are handled or invoked
• southernism (noun) - an attitude characteristic of Southerners (especially in the US)
• staff member, staffer (noun) - an employee who is a member of a staff of workers (especially a member of the staff that works for the President of the United States)
• tart (noun) - a small open pie with a fruit filling
• teacake (noun) - any of various small cakes or cookies often served with tea
• totem (noun) - emblem consisting of an object such as an animal or plant
• trapezium (noun) - a quadrilateral with no parallel sides
• trapezoid (noun) - a quadrilateral with two parallel sides
• tribe, federation of tribes (noun) - a federation (as of American Indians)
• trillion, one million million, 1000000000000 (noun) - the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros
• trillion (adjective) - one million million in the United States
• trust busting (noun) - (law) government activities seeking to dissolve corporate trusts and monopolies (especially under the United States antitrust laws)
• water spaniel (noun) - any dog of two large curly-coated breeds used for hunting waterfowl