US

See also: Appendix:Variations of "us"

Translingual

Symbol

US

The ISO 3166-1 two-letter (alpha-2) code for United States of America.

English

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

U.S.
U. S.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /juː.ɛs/

Proper noun

US

Abbreviation of United States.

Usage notes

Often used attributively (see attributive noun); that is, forming a compound:

US political party

Derived terms

Translations

abbreviation of United States — See also translations at USA

Chinese:
Mandarin: 美 (zh) (Měi), 美國 (zh), 美国 (zh) (Měiguó)
Dutch: VS (nl) m pl
French: EU (fr) m pl
Hebrew: ארה"ב‎‎ f (arháb)
Japanese: 米 (ja) (べい, Bei), 米国 (ja) (べいこく, Beikoku)

Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: AY
Polish: St.Zj. m pl
Spanish: EE. UU. (es) m pl, EU m pl
Vietnamese: Mỹ (vi), Mỹ Quốc, Hoa Kỳ (vi)

Etymology 2

Adjective

US

Abbreviation of unserviceable.
The radio is US

Anagrams

SU, Su

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