U.S.
Federal government prefix
U.S. is an abbreviation for United States, referring to the United States of America.
It appears constantly in compounds: U.S. government, U.S. citizens, U.S. foreign policy.
The periods are sometimes dropped (US), especially in British usage and informal contexts.
Cloth symbol or signal
- anthemOfficial song of praise
- libertyAbsence of unjust constraint
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- eagleLarge predatory bird
independence · veterans · pledge · allegiance · founding fathers · patriots · fireworks · bald eagle
Including multiple ethnic traditions
- ethnicitiesGroups sharing cultural heritage
- melting potCultural fusion place
- immigrantsThose settling abroad
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
integration · assimilation · enclaves · multiracial · coexistence · pluralism · demographics · diaspora
Inherent physical or structural makeup
- senateLegislative governing body
- houseResidential building
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
regulation · executive · judiciary · supreme court · cabinet · policy · administration · capitol
U.S. foreign intelligence service
Act of finding something
- ColumbusOhio's seat of government
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- New WorldWestern Hemisphere landmasses
- settlersThose who establish homes
colonization · indigenous · Native American · frontier · wilderness · expansion · territory · Louisiana Purchase
Modes of being
- continentalOf a continent
- territoriesAreas under jurisdiction
- AlaskaAmerica's frozen northwest
- HawaiiPacific island state
Puerto Rico · coastlines · Midwest · South · West Coast · heartland · Great Plains · Rockies
flag
Cloth symbol or signal
eagle · independence · veterans · pledge · allegiance · founding fathers · patriots · fireworks · bald eagle · monuments
multicultural
Including multiple ethnic traditions
- ethnicitiesGroups sharing cultural heritage
- melting potCultural fusion place
- immigrantsThose settling abroad
mosaic · integration · assimilation · enclaves · multiracial · coexistence · pluralism · demographics · diaspora · naturalization
constitution
Inherent physical or structural makeup
- senateLegislative governing body
- houseResidential building
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
legislation · regulation · executive · judiciary · supreme court · cabinet · policy · administration · capitol · representative
CIA
U.S. foreign intelligence service
discovery
Act of finding something
- ColumbusOhio's seat of government
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- New WorldWestern Hemisphere landmasses
settlers · colonization · indigenous · Native American · frontier · wilderness · expansion · territory · Louisiana Purchase · Manifest Destiny
states
Modes of being
- continentalOf a continent
- territoriesAreas under jurisdiction
- AlaskaAmerica's frozen northwest
Hawaii · Puerto Rico · coastlines · Midwest · South · West Coast · heartland · Great Plains · Rockies · Appalachia
U.S.Soviet Union
Former communist superstate
USSR · Russia · China · Iran · North Korea
U.S.Soviet Union
Former communist superstate
Communist China · authoritarian regimes · dictatorships · theocracies
- U.S.S. EnterpriseStoried American vessel name