lower 48
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English
Etymology
From lower + 48 (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
- (US, geography) The contiguous continental states area of the United States, comprising 48 states in number, and the District of Columbia, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
- 2022 April 27, John Kemp, “Column: Global consumers balk at surging prices for durable goods”, in Mark Potter, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 16 May 2022, Commodities:
- Every month, the University of Michigan’s Survey Research Centre conducts a telephone poll of at least 500 households selected to be broadly representative of the Lower 48 states.
Synonyms
- (area of the United States):, contiguous 48, contiguous United States, continental United States, continental US, CONUS
Translations
United States excluding Alaska, Hawaii and other overseas territories