United states :  (noun)
1: 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 [syn: United States, United States of America, America, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.]
2: the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States [syn: United States government, United States, U.S. government, US ... ( more )

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