Usania

U1S1A1N1I1A1
/juːˈseɪni.ə/

proper noun

The United States of America.

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proper noun
  1. nonstandardThe 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
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    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 & antonyms

proper nounThe United States of America.

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Origin

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

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APA

Usania. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Usania

MLA

“Usania.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Usania. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Usania,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Usania.

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