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合眾國

简合众国 · 繁合眾國

Mandarin · pinyin hé zhòng guó

federated nation
the United States

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合: hé · combine, unite, join; gather
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國: Look up this written character
众: zhòng · multitude, crowd; masses, public
国: guó · nation, country, nation-state

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2–4–2 · he2 zhong4 guo2

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noun

federated nation; federation; united states
(now rare) United States (a country in North America)

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