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    USA
    abbreviation
    United States of America. See United States. Also U.S.A.
  • U.S.A.
    U.S.A.
    a trilogy of novels (1939) by John Dos Passos, consisting of The 42nd Parallel, 1919, and The Big Money.
Synonyms

USA

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. United States of America. See United States. Also U.S.A.

  2. United States Army. Also U.S.A.

  3. Trademark. USA Network: a cable television channel.


U.S.A. 2 American  
  1. a trilogy of novels (1939) by John Dos Passos, consisting of The 42nd Parallel, 1919, and The Big Money.


USA 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. United States Army

  2. United States of America (international car registration)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

U.S.A. 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. United States of America

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Jackie Bonheim, a spokesperson for Dreams USA, said that while the company received a flood of form-letter emails from angry Sonny Angel fans, the company cannot set a maximum retail price.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

On Monday, USA Basketball announced that Wilson and Kelsey Plum, who had previously been announced as members of the team, will miss the World Cup for heath reasons.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2026

She was more than 1,500 miles away in Florida, USA - where she has lived for the last 15 years - and was racked with worry for family and friends.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

The research titled "The internal ice content of Timpanogos Rock Glacier, Utah, USA from 3-D Bayesian inversion of gravity data," was published Aug. 26 in the Journal of Geophysical Research.

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

So I quickly became a public figure within this Muslim world, regularly traveling to speak about my experiences as a minority member of Team USA.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

The policy is similar to that of Disneyland, where visitors must pass through security to access Main Street, U.S.A., before the entrance to the theme park and California Adventure.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

As for me, I’ve adopted the team of my adopted country, Team U.S.A.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

He plans to give closed-end fund buyers one share of Pershing Square Inc. for every five shares purchased of Pershing Square U.S.A.

From Barron's Apr. 27, 2026

He said “the U.S.A. will get all Nuclear ‘Dust,’” by which he means Iran’s enriched uranium.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

"What does that mean, anyway? Hyphens, for better or worse, are everywhere now. And the good ole U.S.A. makes space for lots of identities."

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

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