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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.

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.

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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.

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USA ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. United States Army

2. United States of America (international car registration)

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U.S.A. ² British  

abbreviation

1. United States of America

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Example Sentences

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Just weeks after its trading debut, Pasqal is partnering with USA Rare Earth to find better chemicals for separating rare earths minerals.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

As the “Battle to Breathe” press materials say, “Now, over 90% of people diagnosed with CF in the USA could have the opportunity for their lives to be transformed.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Some nations - including the USA - also choose to pay athletes who win medals from their own resources, but Britain does not.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Researchers brought together evidence from studies conducted in countries including the USA, Sweden, Germany and South Korea.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

“The Byrd Machine is the most urbane and genteel dictatorship in America,” wrote journalist John Gunther in his 1947 bestselling book Inside USA.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

"Union Town," which debuts Wednesday at the festival, is the third in a trilogy about worker struggles by the Oscar-winning US director, following 1976's "Harlan County U.S.A." and 1990's "American Dream."

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

Team U.S.A. goaltender Aerin Frankel has turned her salad obsession into a successful side gig.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

When they’re let loose, they enter Canyon View Ranch with the abandon of children running down Main Street, U.S.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

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

She saw the size, eight and a half, and the initials U.S.A.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri