Where does “合眾國” come from?

合眾國 (Literary Chinese) comes from Literary Chinese 合 — union.

合眾國 (Literary Chinese): federated nation; federation; united states;...

Definitions

  1. federated nation; federation; united states;...

Ancestry of “合眾國”, step by step

合眾國 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Literary Chinese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Literary Chineseunion

via Literary Chinese 眾國

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Literary Chinese眾國democratic state
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