States

//steɪts// name, noun, verb, slang

name, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of state form-of, plural
  2. 2
    plural of State form-of, plural
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of state form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of United States. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal
  2. 2
    Those parts of the United States comprising states rather than territories. US, historical

    "The structure will house the United States Army signal corps office which maintains radio and cable communication between Alaska and the States"

  3. 3
    The parliament of either of the two Channel Islands countries: the States of Guernsey or the States of Jersey.

    "It wasn't until the Green Shutters was closed down by the States at the beginning of the First World War […] that the whores went into private business in Cornet Street."

Synonyms

All synonyms
united statesamericaunited states of americausus ofusa

Example

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"This will be a good souvenir of my trip around the United States."

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channel islandsunited states

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