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*[[Us (magazine)]], an American variety magazine
*[[Us (magazine)]], an American variety magazine
*''U.S.!'', a novel by [[Chris Bachelder]]
*''U.S.!'', a novel by [[Chris Bachelder]]
*[[U.S. Calcio Caravaggese]], Italian football club
*[[U.S. Castelnuovo Garfagnana]], Italian football club
*[[U.S. Castelnuovo Garfagnana]], Italian football club
*The designation "U/S" - meaning ''unserviceable'' or ''useless'' when written on mechanical equipment
*The designation "U/S" - meaning ''unserviceable'' or ''useless'' when written on mechanical equipment

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Us is a pronoun in the English language, the objective form of we.

US (capitalized) is an alternative of the abbreviation U.S. which generally refers to the United States of America.

US , U.S., Us, us or U/S, etc. may also refer to:

Contrary to popular belief at one time, "U.S." does not refer to the man "Uncle Sam" (Wilson) of Troy, NY. The U.S. stamp on barrels of meat once attributed to his name actually refers to the United States. This is speculated to be the origin of the national personification of the United States, which is "Uncle Sam".

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