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
Pronunciation
Proper noun
US
- Initialism of United States.
- ICANN is based in the US.
- Abbreviation of United States.
- legal residents of the 48 contiguous US and DC
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 U.S.
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of or pertaining to the U.S. — see American
Etymology 2
Adjective
US
- Abbreviation of unserviceable.
- The radio is US