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| Description | Other name(s) or older name(s) |
|---|---|
| United States (shortened form) |
United States of America (official), America (colloquial), the States (colloquial), US, U.S., USA, Usa, U.S.A. (initialism), Columbia (Latin, poetic) |
| United Kingdom (shortened form) |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (official, English), Britain (colloquial), Great Britain (colloquial), UK (initialism), United Kingdom (short form), Albion (poetic, Latin), Perfidious Albion if you are an old enemy of this country (mainly humorous today), Anglia (poetic, Latin, England), Alba (Scottish, Gaelic), Caledonia (poetic, Latin), Cymru (official, Welsh), Ulster (colloquial, Northern Ireland) |
| United Arab Emirates (shortened form) |
United Arab Emirates (English), Trucial States (English, prior to 1971) Al Emirat Al Arrabbiyah Al Mutahidah (official, Arabic) UAE (English initialism) |
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