Definition: Meaning of, United States in English to English dictionary.
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north American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
the highest law of the government of the US, often unofficially called THE CONSTITUTION . The Constitution was first written at THE CONSTITUTIONal Convention of 1787, and it officially came into use in 1789. It consists of seven ARTICLE s and 27 AMENDMENT s (= additions and changes to the original) .
the official SEAL (= special circle-shaped design) printed on important documents, used to prove that a document is from the US government. The SEAL has two sides, and on one side is a picture of a BALD EAGLE (= the national bird of the US), and on the other side is a picture of a PYRAMID with an eye above it. Both designs are printed on the back of a one-dollar BILL .