USA
Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Financial, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
USA
abbr.
1. United States Army
2. or U.S.A. United States of America
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
USA
abbreviation for
1. (Military) United States Army
2. (Automotive Engineering) United States of America (international car registration)
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
USA
or U.S.A.,
1. United States of America.
2. United States Army.
3. USA Network (a cable television channel).
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
| Noun | 1. |  USA - 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 1776multiple voting - the act of voting in more than one place by the same person at the same election (illegal in U.S.) snake dance - a ceremonial dance (as by the Hopi) in which snakes are handled or invoked reallotment, reapportionment, reallocation - a new apportionment (especially a new apportionment of congressional seats in the United States on the basis of census results) trust busting - (law) government activities seeking to dissolve corporate trusts and monopolies (especially under the United States antitrust laws) Boston Tea Party - demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who (disguised as Indians) raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor; organized as a protest against taxes on tea recall - the act of removing an official by petition American Civil War, United States Civil War, War between the States - civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865 water spaniel - any dog of two large curly-coated breeds used for hunting waterfowl maquiladora - an assembly plant in Mexico (near the United States border); parts are shipped into Mexico and the finished product is shipped back across the border slave market - a marketplace where slaves were auctioned off (especially in the southern United States before the American Civil War) totem - emblem consisting of an object such as an animal or plant; serves as the symbol of a family or clan (especially among American Indians) southernism - an attitude characteristic of Southerners (especially in the US) shamanism - any animistic religion similar to Asian shamanism (especially as practiced by certain Native American tribes) Social Security number - the number of a particular individual's Social Security account joint resolution - a resolution passed by both houses of Congress which becomes legally binding when signed by the Chief Executive (or passed over the Chief Executive's veto) Bill of Rights - a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution) Athabascan, Athapaskan language, Athabaskan, Athapascan, Athapaskan - a group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an American anthropologist, Edward Sapir) inaugural, inaugural address - an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president) tart - a small open pie with a fruit filling teacake - any of various small cakes or cookies often served with tea partridge - flesh of either quail or grouse cola, dope - carbonated drink flavored with extract from kola nuts (`dope' is a southernism in the United States) combination in restraint of trade - (law) any monopoly or contract or combination or conspiracy intended to restrain commerce (which are illegal according to antitrust laws of the United States) State Department - a department of government in one of the 50 states department of the federal government, federal department, federal office - a department of the federal government of the United States federation of tribes, tribe - a federation (as of American Indians) NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization - an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security OAS, Organization of American States - an association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation nation - a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes); "the Shawnee nation" independent agency - an agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments IC, Intelligence Community, National Intelligence Community, United States Intelligence Community - a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence county - (United States) the largest administrative district within a state; "the county plans to build a new road" eastern United States, East - the region of the United States lying to the north of the Ohio River and to the east of the Mississippi River middle west, Midwest, midwestern United States - the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America) Pacific Northwest - a region of the northwestern United States usually including Washington and Oregon and sometimes southwestern British Columbia |
| 2. |  USA - the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfareAHPCRC, Army High Performance Computing Research Center - a United States defense laboratory to conduct research in high-performance computing for defense technology applications; a partnership of government and university and industry Defense Department, Department of Defense, DoD, United States Department of Defense, Defense - the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947 CID, Criminal Investigation Command - the United States Army's principal law enforcement agency responsible for the conduct of criminal investigations for all levels of the Army anywhere in the world armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" Special Forces, U. S. Army Special Forces, United States Army Special Forces - a division of the United States Army that is specially trained for guerilla fighting bureau, federal agency, government agency, agency, office, authority - an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority" United States Army Rangers - a specially trained elite unit of the United States Army United States Military Academy, US Military Academy - a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Army AI, Army Intelligence - an agency of the United States Army responsible for providing timely and relevant and accurate and synchronized intelligence to tactical and operational and strategic level commanders Army National Guard, ARNG - a civilian reserve component of the United States Army comprised of guardsmen who serve during overseas peacekeeping missions and during local emergencies |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations
USA
USA
EE. UU.EE.UU.
USA
USA
États-Unis d’AmériqueEUAUSA
SAD
USAアメリカ米米国
USA
VSVSA
USA
ตัวย่อของประเทศสหรัฐอเมริกา
nước Mỹ
USA
N ABBR2. =United States Army
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
USA
[ˌjuːɛsˈeɪ] n abbr (=United States of America)
the USA → les États-Unis mpl d'Amérique
the USA → les États-Unis mpl d'Amérique
(MILITARY) (=United States Army) → armée f des États-Unis
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
USA
→ الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية USA USA USA Η.Π.Α. EE.UU. USA USA SAD USA 米国 USA VS USA USA EUA США USA ตัวย่อของประเทศสหรัฐอเมริกา ABD nước Mỹ 美国Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009