United States UK /juːˌnaɪtɨd ˈsteɪts/US /juˌnaɪtɪ̈d ˈsteɪts/ noun1 •A country in North America, also including Hawaii in Oceania; in full, United States of America.As we have seen, people migrated to the United States for a variety of reasons. But nearly all shared two great hopes: the hope for personal freedom and the hope for economic opportunity. — 1964
