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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776;
[syn: United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.]

2. North America and South America and Central America; 



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

America
    n 1: North American republic containing 50 states - 48
         conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in
         northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the
         Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 [syn: United
         States, United States of America, America, the
         States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.]
    2: North America and South America and Central America