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Type Country
Usage Spanish, Portuguese
Pronounced Pron. /es.ˌta.dos.u.ˈni.dos/(Spanish) /iʃ.ˌta.duz.u.ˈni.duʃ/(European Portuguese) /is.ˌta.duz.u.ˈni.dus/(Brazilian Portuguese)
Meaning & History
Spanish and Portuguese calque of United States, written with the definite article (los and os respectively).