1. (

• United_States ,
• United_States_of_America ,
• America ,
• the_States ,
• US ,
• U.S. ,
• USA ,
• U.S.A.

) 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 ;

1. (

• u

) (chiefly British) of or appropriate to the upper classes especially in language use ;