Definitions
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- proper noun A one-word name for the
United States of America that does not have the ambiguity of "America " - proper noun Frank Lloyd Wright's utopian vision of the United States
- proper noun A community in New York state designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in his Usonian style
- proper noun rare In geopolitical and international economic modeling, a prototype
superpower that, in competing with an antagonistic superpower Russonia (theSoviet Union ), allows Thirdonia (a hypothetical neutralThird World country) to extract considerable wealth from both.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Wright coined the term Usonia as a new name for 'the United States of North America', and the Usonian style was to be a democratic ideal, a modernist building free of ornamentation, in harmony with the landscape.
World of SL 2010
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They were able to enlist famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright to help design their planned community, and over the next several years, a remarkable area called Usonia came into being.
Forbes.com: News John Giuffo 2011
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Henken was a Wright apprentice and organizer of the "Usonia" development of homes in Pleasantville, New York.
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Henken was a Wright apprentice and organizer of the "Usonia" development of homes in Pleasantville, New York.
June 2007 2007
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Buses will take a scenic tour through the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed community of "Usonia" in Pleasantville, New York.
PrairieMod 2009
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Out of all the thousands of fonts in the world to consider, we're glad she chose PrairieMod's own Usonia as part of her Daily 5.
June 2008 2008
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Usonia 1 (aka the first Jacobs House) was a revolutionary idea for modern home design.
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If you'd like a little free font lovin ', you can download Usonia here.
June 2008 2008
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Nothing personal, Mr. Specht, but I think I'd rather live in the warmth of Usonia 1 vs. ZeroHouse -- but that's just my opinion.
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This Russian architecture, along with German design, ultimately influenced Wright's Guggenheim and Usonia projects, Frank Gehry's erratic ubiquity and Koolhaas's internationalism.
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