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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Translations 1.1.2 Derived terms 1.1.3 References 1.2 External links

[ English

[ Noun

the United States

1. (singular) Shortened form of the United States of America.
2. (plural) The collection of individual states of the United States of America.
3. (military) Includes the land area, internal waters, territorial sea, and airspace of the United States, including the following:
   • US territories, possessions, and commonwealths; and
   • Other areas over which thee US Government has complete jurisdiction and control or has exclusive authority or defense responsibility

[ Translations

[ Derived terms

• Usonia, Usonian

[ References

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

[ External links

• United States on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• United States on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons
• United States on Wikinews. Wikinews
• Wikiquote has an article on “United States”. Wikiquote