美利堅合眾國;美國
USA
n 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.},
{U.S.A.}]
2: the army of the United States of America; organizes and
trains soldiers for land warfare [syn: {United States Army},
{US Army}, {U. S. Army}]