(derogatory) A country or region regarded as under the control of the United States.

The official nickname for the state of North Carolina in the United States of America.

(astronomy) A cosmological model of the universe in which matter is continuously created as the universe expands

(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.

Alternative form of Lone Star State

The official nickname for the state of Texas in the United States of America.

The official nickname for the state of Vermont in the United States of America.

(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.

The official nickname for the state of Missouri in the United States of America.

The official nickname for the state of Maryland in the United States of America.