lower 48

name

Etymology

From lower + 48

  1. derived from عَرَب 48
  2. compounded as lower 48 — “lower + 48

Definitions

  1. The contiguous continental states area of the United States, comprising 48 states in…

    The contiguous continental states area of the United States, comprising 48 states in number, and the District of Columbia, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.

    • Every month, the University of Michigan’s Survey Research Centre conducts a telephone poll of at least 500 households selected to be broadly representative of the Lower 48 states.

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