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美國

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See also: 米國 and 米国

Chinese

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beautiful; beauty; America country; state; nation
trad. (美國)
simp. (美国)
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Etymology

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Attested as early as 1854, possibly as an abbreviation of 亞美理駕洲大合眾國亚美理驾洲大合众国 (“United States of America”), attested in the Treaty of Wanghia [1844]. (měi) also means "beautiful", which inspires false etymology.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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美國

  1. United States, America (a country in North America)
    美國權利法案美国权利法案  ―  Měiguó Quánlì Fǎ'àn  ―  the United States Bill of Rights
    申請美國旅遊簽證拒簽 [MSC, trad.]
    申请美国旅游签证拒签 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ dì yī cì shēnqǐng Měiguó lǚyóu qiānzhèng bèi jùqiān le. [Pinyin]
    I was rejected when I applied for a tourist visa for the United States for the first time.
    20世紀60年代美國人工智能出現爆發性發展 [MSC, trad.]
    20世纪60年代美国人工智能出现爆发性发展 [MSC, simp.]
    Zài èrshí shìjì liùshí niándài, Měiguó réngōng zhìnéng chūxiàn le bàofāxìng de fāzhǎn. [Pinyin]
    The United States saw an explosive development in artificial intelligence during the 1960s.

Synonyms

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See also: Thesaurus:美國

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (美國):
  • Korean: 미국(美國) (miguk)
  • Vietnamese: Mĩ Quốc (美國)

Others:

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Korean

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Hanja in this term

Proper noun

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美國 (Miguk) (hangeul 미국)

  1. hanja form? of 미국 (America, United States)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun

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美國

  1. chữ Hán form of Mĩ Quốc (America, United States).