us(n = noun.location) america, the states, u.s., u.s.a., united states, united states of america, 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 1776; Array
is a kind of north american country, north american nation
is a part of north america
has parts: east, eastern united states, middle west, midwest, midwestern united states, pacific northwest, american state, west, western united states, colony, new england, mid-atlantic states, south, sunbelt, north, dakota, al, alabama, camellia state, heart of dixie, ak, alaska, last frontier, arizona, az, grand canyon state, ar, arkansas, land of opportunity, ca, calif., california, golden state, centennial state, co, colorado, connecticut, constitution state, ct, nutmeg state, de, delaware, diamond state, first state, d.c., dc, district of columbia, everglade state, fl, florida, sunshine state, empire state of the south, ga, georgia, peach state, aloha state, hawai'i, hawaii, hi, gem state, id, idaho, il, illinois, land of lincoln, prairie state, hoosier state, in, indiana, hawkeye state, ia, iowa, kansas, ks, sunflower state, bluegrass state, kentucky, ky, louisiana purchase, la, louisiana, pelican state, maine, me, pine tree state, free state, maryland, md, old line state, bay state, ma, massachusetts, old colony, great lakes state, mi, michigan, wolverine state, gopher state, minnesota, mn, north star state, magnolia state, mississippi, ms, missouri, mo, show me state, montana, mt, treasure state, cornhusker state, ne, nebraska, battle born state, nevada, nv, sagebrush state, silver state, granite state, new hampshire, nh, garden state, jersey, new jersey, nj, land of enchantment, new mexico, nm, empire state, new york, new york state, ny, nc, north carolina, old north state, tar heel state, nd, north dakota, peace garden state, buckeye state, oh, ohio, ok, oklahoma, sooner state, beaver state, or, oregon, keystone state, pa, pennsylvania, little rhody, ocean state, rhode island, ri, palmetto state, sc, south carolina, coyote state, mount rushmore state, sd, south dakota, tennessee, tn, volunteer state, lone-star state, texas, tx, beehive state, mormon state, ut, utah, green mountain state, vermont, vt, old dominion, old dominion state, va, virginia, evergreen state, wa, washington, mountain state, west virginia, wv, badger state, wi, wisconsin, equality state, wy, wyoming, connecticut, connecticut river, great lakes, mississippi, mississippi river, missouri, missouri river, new river, niagara, niagara river, niobrara, niobrara river, ohio, ohio river, rio bravo, rio grande, saint lawrence, saint lawrence river, st. lawrence, st. lawrence river, twin, twin falls, yosemite, yosemite falls, yukon, yukon river
is a member of nato, north atlantic treaty organization, oas, organization of american states
has particulars: north, union
The persons speaking, regarded as an object; ourselves; -- the objective case of we. See We. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
"Give us this day our daily bread." [1913 Webster]
us, abbr.
1 United States (of America).
2 Under-Secretary.
3 unserviceable.
us, pron.
1 objective case of WE (they saw us).
2 colloq. = WE (it's us again).
3 colloq. = ME(1) (give us a kiss).
Etymology:
OE us f. Gmc
us air force, us air force academy, us army, us army criminal investigation laboratory, us attorney general, us border patrol, us cabinet, us coast guard, us congress, us fish and wildlife service, us government, us government printing office, us house, us house of representatives, us marine corps, us marshals service, us military academy, us mint, us naval academy, us navy, us post office, us postal inspection service, us postal service, us secret service, us senate, us trade representative