united states of america
/juːˌnaɪtɨd ˌsteɪts əv əˈmɛɹɨkə/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.90 in modern English
29
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A country located primarily in North America, stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean and consisting of fifty states (including Alaska and Hawaii) and the District of Columbia, while asserting sovereignty over several territories. Capital: Washington, D.C.. Largest city: New York City.
Example Sentences
- "Mexico and Canada border the United States of America."
- "Whereas the Delegates of the United States of America in Congreſs assembled did on the 15th day of November in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy seven, and in the Second Year of the Independence of America agree to certain articles of Confederation and perpetual Union between the states of Newhampſhire, Maſsachusetts-bay, Rhodeiſland and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia in the Words following, viz.[…] ARTICLE I. The Stile of this confederacy shall be "The United States of America.""
- "As we here at home contemplate our own duties, our own responsibilities, let us think and think hard of the example which is being set for us by our fighting men. Our soldiers and sailors are members of well disciplined units. But they are still and forever individuals -- free individuals. They are farmers, and workers, businessmen, professional men, artists, clerks. They are the United States of America. That is why they fight. We too are the United States of America. That is why we must work and sacrifice. It is for them. It is for us. It is for victory."
- "“The structure is deteriorating. The roof was leaking. The floor is sinking,” Mr. Biden said in a speech in front of the tunnel, the oldest in the Northeast, where the crowd included dozens of union workers. “This is the United States of America, for God’s sake. We know better than that.”"
Etymology
Origin
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /juːˌnaɪtɨd ˌsteɪts əv əˈmɛɹɨkə/
- British English: /juːˌnaɪtɨd ˌsteɪts əv əˈmɛɹɨkə/
Inflected Forms
the United States of America (canonical)