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Noun (2 meanings)

1. the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States.

United States government, United States, U.S. government, US Government, U.S.

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2. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776.

United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.

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  • Union, North (noun) - the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)
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  • North America (noun) - a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama
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  • American (noun) - a native or inhabitant of the United States
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  • American (adjective) - of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture
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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