"États-Unis" meaning in French

See États-Unis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /e.ta.z‿y.ni/ [Europe], /e.tɑ.zʏ.ni/ [Canada], /e.tɔ.zʏ.ni/ [Canada] Audio: Fr-États-Unis-fr-Paris.oga Forms: Etats-Unis [alternative]
Etymology: From États (“states”) + unis (“united”), calque of English United States. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|États|unis|t1=states|t2=united}} États (“states”) + unis (“united”), {{cal|fr|en|United States|nocap=y}} calque of English United States Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|m-p|head=(les) États-Unis}} (les) États-Unis m pl (plural only)
  1. United States (a country in North America) Tags: masculine, plural, plural-only Categories (place): Countries, Countries in North America, United States Derived forms: États-Unien, états-unien, États-Unis d’Amérique

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for États-Unis meaning in French (2.8kB)

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