u.s.

noun

1. the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States

   Synonyms

   • United States government, United States, U, US Government, U

   Less specific

   • federal government

   Members

   • executive branch, Executive Office of the President, legislative branch, judicial branch

2. 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

   Synonyms

   • United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U, USA, U

   Parts

   • East, eastern United States, Midwest, middle west, midwestern United States, Pacific Northwest, American state, West, western United States, Colony, New England, Mid-Atlantic states, South, Sunbelt, North (more) , Dakota, Alabama, Heart of Dixie, Camellia State, AL, Alaska, Last Frontier, AK, Arizona, Grand Canyon State, AZ, Arkansas, Land of Opportunity, AR, California, Golden State, CA, Calif, Colorado, Centennial State, CO, Connecticut, Nutmeg State, Constitution State, CT, Delaware, Diamond State, First State, DE, District of Columbia, D, DC, Florida, Sunshine State, Everglade State, FL, Georgia, Empire State of the South, Peach State, GA, Hawaii, Hawai'i, Aloha State, HI, Idaho, Gem State, ID, Illinois, Prairie State, Land of Lincoln, IL, Indiana, Hoosier State, IN, Iowa, Hawkeye State, IA, Kansas, Sunflower State, KS, Kentucky, Bluegrass State, KY, Louisiana Purchase, Louisiana, Pelican State, LA, Maine, Pine Tree State, ME, Maryland, Old Line State, Free State, MD, Massachusetts, Bay State, Old Colony, MA, Michigan, Wolverine State, Great Lakes State, MI, Minnesota, Gopher State, North Star State, MN, Mississippi, Magnolia State, MS, Missouri, Show Me State, MO, Montana, Treasure State, MT, Nebraska, Cornhusker State, NE, Nevada, Silver State, Battle Born State, Sagebrush State, NV, New Hampshire, Granite State, NH, New Jersey, Jersey, Garden State, NJ, New Mexico, Land of Enchantment, NM, New York, New York State, Empire State, NY, North Carolina, Old North State, Tar Heel State, NC, North Dakota, Peace Garden State, ND, Ohio, Buckeye State, OH, Oklahoma, Sooner State, OK, Oregon, Beaver State, OR, Pennsylvania, Keystone State, PA, Rhode Island, Little Rhody, Ocean State, RI, South Carolina, Palmetto State, SC, South Dakota, Coyote State, Mount Rushmore State, SD, Tennessee, Volunteer State, TN, Texas, Lone-Star State, TX, Utah, Beehive State, Mormon State, UT, Vermont, Green Mountain State, VT, Virginia, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA, Washington, Evergreen State, WA, West Virginia, Mountain State, WV, Wisconsin, Badger State, WI, Wyoming, Equality State, WY, Connecticut, Connecticut River, Great Lakes, Mississippi, Mississippi River, Missouri, Missouri River, New River, Niagara, Niagara River, Niobrara, Niobrara River, Ohio, Ohio River, Rio Grande, Rio Bravo, Saint Lawrence, Saint Lawrence River, St, St, Twin, Twin Falls, Yosemite, Yosemite Falls, Yukon, Yukon River

   Part of

   • North America

   Members

   • American

   Member of

   • North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO, Organization of American States, OAS