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That would be the article, not the name.

• ithkuil 4y ago
  To linguistic pedants out there: would that also mean that "united" is not a name?
  • jacooper 4y ago
    Yes, united in "the united states" is an adjective. States is a plural name.
    • ithkuil 4y ago
      anyway, my reply was to "See the first word in the name of the country." The first word in the name of the country is "the" and the first name in the name of the country is "states". Right?
      • thfuran 4y ago
        Do you mean noun?
      • lotsofpulp 4y ago
        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States
        • ithkuil 4y ago
          yeah, it's not clear to me whether the proper way to call the United States is the United States or United states.
          • selimthegrim 4y ago
            before the Civil War it was often "these United States"