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United States

 
pronunciation:
yu naI tihd steIts
part of speech: plural noun
definition: a North American country extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific between Canada and Mexico and including Alaska and Hawaii, also known as "United States of America" (usu. prec. by, "the").
Washington, D.C. is the capital of the United States.