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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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Vance told USA Today that “my faith tells me to fight against” the blind pursuit of ambition and instead “focus on the good” and “make wise decisions and moral decisions.”

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

“At this point, I’m 40 years old. Mama rented something nice! I was like, ‘I’m not living here unless it’s right by the park and really nice for the kids,’” she previously told USA Today.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Forty years later, they’re the ones I remember most when I think of Heritage USA.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

By the mid-1980s, “The PTL Club” had a daily viewership of roughly 5.7 million and more than 6 million visitors a year were rolling into Heritage USA.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

The day after my essay appeared in USA Today, the First Lady, who has a special interest in foster care and adoption, mentioned my essay on Rosie O’Donnell’s talk show.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

Both Disney and the company have long told this tale, and a bench, as well as one of the original horses from the carousel, can be found on Disneyland’s Main Street, U.S.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Budget: Aula said he would make financial deals only “that are in the interests or benefits of U.S.A. citizens.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 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

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

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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