Former (1958-61) country in the Middle East composed of the modern states of Egypt and Syria. / Former (1961-71) official name of Egypt after Syria left the union.

(US, geography) the contiguous continental states area of the United States of America, comprising 48 states in number, and the District of Columbia, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.

(administration, law) In the European union, a low-level administrative division of a country, ranked below a province, region, or state.

(politics) A name given to several similar hypothetical scenarios of the unification of Europe, as a single nation and a single federation of states, similar to the United States of America.

Alternative form of intensive care unit

A hospital ward into which critically ill patients, in danger of dying, are admitted and closely monitored (abbreviation: ICU).

plural of intensive-care unit

plural of intensive care unit

A garbage disposal.

A garbage disposal.