Etats-Unis

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.ta.z‿y.ni/ === Proper noun === Etats-Unis m pl (plural only) 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. === Anagrams === suintâtes