fifty states
Union's full count
The fifty states are the constituent political units of the United States of America.
The phrase typically appears in expressions emphasizing nationwide scope: banned in all fifty states, visited all fifty states.
Someone who has been to all fifty states has traveled comprehensively across the country.
- AlaskaAmerica's frozen northwest
- HawaiiPacific island state
- lower 48Connected American states
- AppalachiaEastern U.S. mountain region
- state linesBoundaries between provinces
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fifty statesterritories
Areas under jurisdiction
U.S. territories · District of Columbia · Puerto Rico · US territories · Guam
fifty statesdisunion
State of being divided
divided nation · secession · dissolution · balkanization · Articles of Confederation