🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

アメリカ合衆国

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Amerika gasshūkoku

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
United States/juˈnaɪ.tɪd steɪts/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"私はアメリカ合衆国に行ったことがあります。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A federal republic in North America comprising 50 states, a federal district, and several territories.

    "She traveled across the United States during her summer vacation."
  2. 2

    The government and people of this republic.

    "The United States signed a new trade agreement yesterday."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the English words 'united', coming from the Latin 'unitus', and 'states', from the Latin 'status' meaning condition or standing. The term was formally established by the Declaration of Independence in 1776 to describe the sovereign federation of North American states.

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