Definition of U.S.

noun (n)

• the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States (noun.group)

  Synonym: u.s. government, united states, united states government, us government
  

  source: wordnet30
• 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 (noun.location)

  Synonym: america, the states, u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa
  

  source: wordnet30

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