English Dictionary

lower 48

固有名詞

アメリカ英語

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

日本語の意味

アメリカ合衆国の本土部分で、48州およびワシントンDCを含み、アラスカとハワイを除く地域を指す。

After living in Alaska for years, she finally moved to the lower 48 to be closer to family.

アラスカに何年も住んだ後、彼女は家族に近くなるためにアメリカ本土（アラスカとハワイを除く48州とコロンビア特別区）に移住しました。

意味（1）

(US, geography) The contiguous continental states area of the United States of America, 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.

the lower 48 （ canonical ）