United States of America
Fifty states combined
The United States of America is a federal republic comprising fifty states, a federal district, and several territories, located primarily in North America.
Usually shortened to the United States, the U.S., the USA, or simply America.
She immigrated to the United States in 1985.
The country is the world's third-largest by area and population, and its largest economy.
Governing principles document
- CongressU.S. lawmaking body
- SenateLegislative body, often bicameral's elder
- POTUSAmerican head of state, abbreviated
- SCOTUSHighest federal court
Pentagon · FBI · CIA · IRS · Homeland Security · federalism · branches
Cloth symbol or signal
- anthemOfficial song of praise
- fireworksExplosive light displays
- veteransFormer armed forces members
- AmericanaHeritage artifacts or music
apple-pie · baseball · Thanksgiving · parades
Absence of constraint
- independenceFreedom from external control
- democracyRule by the people
- civil-libertiesPersonal rights limiting government
- self-governanceIndependent management of affairs
emancipation · suffrage · abolition · dissent · protest
Newly launched businesses
- entrepreneurshipCreating and managing ventures
- NASAFederal space exploration bureau
- EdisonProlific American inventor
- patentsExclusive rights to inventions
research · technology · biotech · incubator · disruption · breakthroughs · internet · Hollywood
Fusion of diverse cultures
- multiculturalIncluding multiple ethnic traditions
- immigrantsThose settling abroad
- ChinatownAsian immigrant neighborhood
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
integration · pluralism · demographics · languages · diaspora · naturalization · African-Americans · Hispanic
First to explore territory
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- settlersThose who establish homes
- gold-rushStampede for precious ore
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
prairie · frontiersman · territory · uncharted · Appalachians · Rockies · cowboys · ranchers
Constitution
Governing principles document
- CongressU.S. lawmaking body
- SenateLegislative body, often bicameral's elder
- POTUSAmerican head of state, abbreviated
SCOTUS · Pentagon · FBI · CIA · IRS · Homeland Security · federalism · branches
flag
Cloth symbol or signal
Americana · apple-pie · baseball · Thanksgiving · parades
freedom
Absence of constraint
- independenceFreedom from external control
- democracyRule by the people
- civil-libertiesPersonal rights limiting government
self-governance · emancipation · suffrage · abolition · dissent · protest
startups
Newly launched businesses
- entrepreneurshipCreating and managing ventures
- NASAFederal space exploration bureau
- EdisonProlific American inventor
patents · research · technology · biotech · incubator · disruption · breakthroughs · internet · Hollywood · mass-production
melting-pot
Fusion of diverse cultures
- multiculturalIncluding multiple ethnic traditions
- immigrantsThose settling abroad
- ChinatownAsian immigrant neighborhood
assimilation · integration · pluralism · demographics · languages · diaspora · naturalization · African-Americans · Hispanic · mosaic
pioneers
First to explore territory
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- settlersThose who establish homes
- gold-rushStampede for precious ore
wilderness · prairie · frontiersman · territory · uncharted · Appalachians · Rockies · cowboys · ranchers
United States of AmericaSoviet Union
Former communist superstate
USSR · Russia · China · People's Republic of China · Communist China
United States of Americamonarchy
Rule by crowned sovereign
absolute monarchy · dictatorship · autocracy · one-party state · North Korea
united, states, stately, reunite, America, United, statesman, disunite, statehood