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• n  North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

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• America
• the States
• US
• U.S.
• USA
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• First book printed in U.S. to be displayed
  It's rare enough to have one. Next week, Philadelphia will have two - if for just a few hours. Side by side, 373 years after rolling off the press as the first book printed in what would become the United States of America, two copies of the Bay Psalm Book will be on display Wednesday at the Rosenbach Museum & Library.
  June 16, 2013 - Philly.com