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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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Noth has repeatedly denied the accusations, including during a 2023 USA Today interview, for which he was paid in clothes.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

When asked for comment on the findings, Turning Point USA referred to Parkinson's statement.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

This is partly due to direct impacts on those countries and partly due disruption across the USA and people fleeing from it.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

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

I was so sad she hadn’t lived long enough to see me make Team USA.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

"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

The U.S. scores again and the crowd chants: “U.S.A., U.S.A., U.S.A.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 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

Mistakes are in the DNA of the U.S.A.:

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 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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