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United States
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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
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2. noun
the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States
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