the states
America, said casually
The States is an informal way of referring to the United States of America, used especially by people outside the country or Americans abroad: I'm heading back to the States next week, How long have you lived in the States?
The definite article and capitalization distinguish it from generic states.
- CaliforniaWest coast megastate
- FloridaSoutheastern American peninsula state
- TexasSecond-largest American state
- GeorgiaName shared by country and state
- IllinoisMidwestern state, sixth-largest
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