List of Etymologies of Country Subdivision Names - United States

United States

For etymologies of American states, see List of U.S. state name etymologies. For etymologies of American counties, see Lists of U.S. county name etymologies.

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    “Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Canada are the horns, the head, the neck, the shins, and the hoof of the ox, and the United States are the ribs, the sirloin, the kidneys, and the rest of the body.”
    —William Cobbett (1762–1835)

    “The United States never lost a war or won a conference.”
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    “What the United States does best is to understand itself. What it does worst is understand others.”
    —Carlos Fuentes (b. 1928)