Usa

//juː ɛs ˈeɪ// name, noun

name, noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of United States Attorney. abbreviation, alt-of
  2. 2
    the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of the United States of America: a country in North America. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "Donning a tracksuit in the colors of the American flag and a Team USA shirt that paid respect to the late NBA Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, Snoop Dogg laced up for a 200-meter exhibition race against Trinidadian former Olympic medalist Ato Boldon and two-time NCAA outdoor 200m champion Wallace Spearmon."

  2. 2
    Initialism of United States Army. US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "The Defense Distinguished Service Medal was awarded to GEN Martin Dempsey, USA."

  3. 3
    Initialism of Union of South Africa. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, nonstandard
  4. 4
    Initialism of United Sabah Alliance. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Synonyms

All synonyms
americaarmycontinental armygreat riverlake chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamauggmelting pot

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"I'd like to drive across the USA in a convertible car."

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