"Usona" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /juːˈsoʊnə/ [US]
Etymology: An acronym of the United States of North America, a 19th-century name for the United States of America, variously attributed to "a St. Louis professor" or "a Canadian, James P. Murray of Toronto". Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Usona
  1. (dated) The United States of America. Tags: dated Categories (place): United States Synonyms: USONA Derived forms: Usonan, Usonia, Usonian Translations (United States of North America (obsolete, abbreviated)): Usono (Esperanto), САСШ (SASŠ) [masculine, plural] (Russian)

Alternative forms

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