States
Across the pond
States with a capital S almost always means the United States of America, especially when preceded by "the": I'm heading back to the States next week, She's been living in the States for ten years.
The term is common among Americans abroad and foreigners referring to the country informally. (Lowercase states covers conditions, political divisions, and the verb.)
America
Western superpower nation
Statesnation
Sovereign political entity
centralized government · empire · kingdom · country · republic
Statesfederal government
Centralized national ruling body
central government · national government · sovereign nation · provinces · territories
Statesprocesses
Series of actions
transitions · flux · changes · transformations · becoming
- United StatesNorth American federal republic
- state of mindPsychological condition now
- head of stateNation's chief representative
- in-state tuitionReduced university fees for locals
- in stateWithin one's jurisdiction
- vision statementDeclared organizational aspiration
state, estate, statement, stately, State of the Union, State, Staten Island