usa

«usa» in Mova's school dictionary: a large country in North America made of 50 states, with… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

proper noun (the USA)

meaning for a pupil

The USA (the United States of America) is a large country in North America made of 50 states, with Washington, D.C. as its capital. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography lessons, the USA lies between Canada and Mexico, between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and includes Alaska and Hawaii. Its money is the US dollar, it uses miles, feet and pounds, and its flag is the Stars and Stripes (50 stars for 50 states). English is the main language. It is also called «the US», «America» or «the States».

examples

• The USA has 50 states. tree →
• Washington, D.C. is the capital of the USA. tree →
• My cousins live in the USA. tree →
• The USA is between Canada and Mexico. tree →
• In the USA people measure distance in miles. tree →
• The flag of the USA has 50 stars. tree →
• We flew from London to the USA. tree →
• Alaska is the biggest state in the USA. tree →

note

Written in capitals «USA» and usually with «the»: «in the USA». In this dictionary it is lower case only as the word key. Spelling and words differ: US «color», «soccer», «fall», UK «colour», «football», «autumn». «America» can also mean the continents of North and South America.

In the corpora

• American alligators live in swamps, rivers and lakes in the south-eastern USA and recovered from being endangered once hunting was controlled.
• Maple syrup comes from the sugary sap of the sugar maple tree in Canada and the USA.
• Venus flytraps grow wild only in one small area of North and South Carolina in the USA.
• Armadillos live from the southern USA down to Argentina.
• «Mum» (Britain) and «mom» (USA) are both correct spellings in their own country.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «usa» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.