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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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The company’s USA Network will carry at least 30 matches from the German domestic league, with the rest streaming on the company’s free Fandango platform.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

USA Today, Politico, the Economist, People Inc. and Reuters are all evaluating how, or even if, they will continue to work with Google.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

“The raging battle continues to take barrels off the market,” said Robert Yawger, a commodity specialist at Mizuho Securities USA, in an emailed note Tuesday.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

And so people associated with Turning Point USA and the Daily Wire continue to decry Owens and other prominent conspiracy-theory content creators as vultures.

From Slate Jul. 21, 2026

When we got bored with playing USA versus Vietnam, Geoffrey and I went to find Gilbert.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Walt Disney designed Disneyland’s Main Street U.S.A. to transport visitors out of the modern world into a family-friendly fantasy packed with old-fashioned storefronts and barbershop quartets.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

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

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

Older adults who live with higher levels of air pollution are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease, according to new research led by Yanling Deng of Emory University, U.S.A.

From Science Daily Feb. 20, 2026

I was born on March 9, 1943 in Chicago, Ill. U.S.A.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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