Definitions
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- proper n. A country in North America, sharing land borders with Canada and Mexico, stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, and including Alaska, Hawaii, and several territories.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. 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
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Examples
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ON INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEKEND, it is fitting and timely to ask: Who coined the name United States of America?
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We can reliably assume he used the name United States of America between June 11 and June 28.
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Our people and the society we call The United States of America will respond in the same way.
Paul David Walker: Is Our Attitude Toward Suffering 'Let Them Eat Cake?'
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 We were ready for the sacrifice to protect this national ideal that we call the United States of America, and in this brief stitch of time, President Bush committed perhaps his greatest failure.
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But the official language of the United States of America is English.
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Lastly, we are grateful to all the other wonderful, compassionate people in this great land of ours called the United States of America who have sent their thoughts, prayers and love to us on a daily basis, we say God bless.
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"Most of the families represented in our new chapter had lived in what was to become known as The United States of America for over 150 years when they joined Washington in 1776 to defeat the British, and were with him at Boston, Valley Forge, and Yorktown," she said.
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If that is so, this piece of work called the United States of America is a work defined by toil, blood, sweat and tears.
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So, it can be disrespectful if we call United States of America simply America.
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Just Beause, its called the United States of America, people just call them American.
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