United States,

Definition of United States:

1. Fifty federated states plus District Of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Johnston Island, Midway and Wake Islands Northern Mariana Islands, and US Virgin Islands.

2. A country that occupies most of the southern half of North America as well as Alaska and the Hawaiian Islands; population 321,800,000 (estimated 2015); capital, Washington, DC. Full name United States of America.

Synonyms of United States

America, The States, The USA, The land of the free, Gods own country