Etats-Unis

See also: Ètats-Unis and États-Unis

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.ta.z‿y.ni/
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Proper noun

Etats-Unis m pl (plural only)

  1. alternative spelling of États-Unis (“United States (a country in North America)”)

Usage notes

  • In older French practice, capital letters did not take diacritics, so É becomes E. This was mostly done because of technical constraints. Formal orthotypography maintains the diacritics.
  • Usually used with an article: les Etats-Unis.

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