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UK/juː ɛs ˈeɪ/ US/ˌju ˌɛs ˈeɪ/ fairly common us

noun

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

2.

the army of the United States of America; organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare

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