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美国

美國
Měi guó

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Měi guó
  1. 1.United States; USA; US

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  1. 1.United States, America (a country in North America)

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Etymology

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]. 美 (měi) also means "beautiful", which inspires false etymology.

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