usa

Other forms of usa

plural

usas·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about usa

What does usa mean?

usa means "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". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in usa?

usa has 3 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˌjuˌɛˈseɪ/.

What is another word for usa?

Close synonyms include United States, United States of America, America, the States, US. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is usa a common word?

usa is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with usa?

9 words rhyme with usa. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.