Synonyms: America, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, the States, US, USA
Definition: 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
Similar words: North American country, North American nation
Definition: any country on the North American continent
Synonyms: America
Definition: North America and South America and Central America
Similar words: land, ground, solid ground, terra firma, dry land, earth
Definition: the solid part of the earth's surface
Usage: the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land; the earth shook for several minutes; he dropped the logs on the ground