also: ユーエスエー
noun
Latin-letter acronym for the country. In ordinary conversation, アメリカ is often more natural, while ＵＳＡ is common in names, labels, sports contexts, and slogans.
See also: アメリカ合衆国
野球のＵＳＡ代表が来日した。
The USA national baseball team came to Japan.
タグに「Made in USA」と書いてある。
The tag says “Made in USA.”
noun
United States Army
Specialized abbreviation for the United States Army. This use depends on context and can be confused with the country name.
See also: アメリカ陸軍
軍事資料では、ＵＳＡがアメリカ陸軍の略として出てくることがある。
In military materials, USA sometimes appears as an abbreviation for the United States Army.
Practical half-width Latin-letter spelling often seen in modern Japanese text; lists the full-width form ＵＳＡ.
Full official Japanese name for the United States of America; ＵＳＡ is the Latin-letter acronym.
The usual everyday Japanese word for the United States; often more natural in speech than ＵＳＡ.
A more formal or news-style Japanese term for the United States.
Full Japanese term for the United States Army; avoids the ambiguity of ＵＳＡ.
Latin-letter initialism. For the country sense, the letters correspond to English “United States of America”; in the specialized military sense, the same letters are used for “United States Army.”