Great Britain, UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Britain, GB - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland

U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

linear unit - a unit of measurement of length

foot, ft - a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard; "he is six feet tall"

ligne - a linear unit (1/40 inch) used to measure diameter of buttons

mesh - the number of opening per inch of a screen; measures size of particles; "a 100 mesh screen"; "100 mesh powdered cellulose"

mil - a unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch; used to specify thickness (e.g., of sheets or wire)

pica, pica em, em - a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing

metal, metallic element - any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.

blende, sphalerite, zinc blende - an ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form

Middle West, Midwest - the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America)

American state - one of the 50 states of the United States

Bloomington - a university town in south central Indiana

Evansville - a city in southwestern Indiana on the Ohio River

Fort Wayne - a city in northeastern Indiana

Gary - a city in northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan; steel production

capital of Indiana, Indianapolis - the capital and largest city of Indiana; a major commerical center in the country's heartland; site of an annual 500-mile automobile race

Lafayette - a university town in west central Indiana on the Wabash River

Muncie - a town in east central Indiana

South Bend - a city in northern Indiana

Wabash, Wabash River - a tributary of the Ohio River that rises in western Ohio and flows southwestward across Indiana

successful - having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome; "a successful architect"; "a successful business venture"

incoming - coming in or succeeding or of the future; "incoming class"; "incoming mail"; "the incoming president"

colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

fashionable, stylish - being or in accordance with current fashion; "fashionable clothing"; "the fashionable side of town"; "a fashionable cafe"