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Usania

/juːˈseɪni.ə/

Usania proper noun: the United States of America.

Proper noun

Usania

  1. (nonstandard) The United States of America.
    • Where but in Usania would a state delegation appear at a national convention pledged to support a man known to be ineligible for election?1971, Norman Ward, “Where But in Usania”, in John Harold Redekop, editor, The star-spangled beaver, page 3
    • Burton, writing at a time when homophobia was as common in much of Europe as it remains in parts of the peculiarly Puritan Usania, felt he could not end his defense on a general note.2007, Robin D. Gill, The Woman Without a Hole—& Other Risky Themes from Old Japanese Poems, page 211
    Synonyms:
    USA, Usonia

Synonyms of Usania

Origin of Usania

USA + -an + -ia, parallel to Araucania, etc.; or a backformation from Usanian

Questions about Usania

What does Usania mean?
Usania means the United States of America.
What part of speech is Usania?
Usania is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Usania?
Usania is pronounced /juːˈseɪni.ə/.

Words near Usania in the dictionary

  1. USAMRIID
  2. USAMU
  3. Usan
  4. usance
  5. usances
  6. Usania
  7. USAnian
  8. USAnians
  9. USAP
  10. USAR
  11. usaramine

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