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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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Kusman wore a cap bought in Los Angeles on which he has written "USA 2009" in the cuneiform script typical of the region's ancient civilisations.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

The registration makes Wintermute USA eligible to become designated market makers on securities exchanges, including the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

New findings from an international research team based in the Netherlands, USA, China and UK suggest that this relationship is more complicated than previously assumed.

From Science Daily Aug. 6, 2026

Ad agency Innocean USA, which creates advertising for Hyundai and others, has agreed to move its U.S. headquarters to El Segundo in one of the largest leases of the year in the South Bay.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

But Mariel and Dagmara were seasoned competitors and had been on Team USA consistently.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

With Craftsman bungalows and tree-lined streets, the city still epitomizes suburban U.S.A. — but now has a hip new twist.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 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

The specimens were divided between museums in Australia and the U.S.A.

From Science Daily Feb. 25, 2026

I decided to take English instead—as we are closer to the U.S.A. than France.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

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