Finnish
Etymology
From yhdys- eg. "united, uniting" (in compounds) + the plural of valta "power; country (in compounds, see Itävalta)", whence also valtio "state, country".
Proper noun
Yhdysvallat plural (genitive often Yhdysvaltain and not the "modern" form Yhdysvaltojen)
- the United States.
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