boy scouts of america
n · noun
Simple meaning
The one of the largest scouting organizations and one of the largest youth organizations in the United States.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈbɔɪskaʊtsəvəmɛɹəkə
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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n
The (BSA, colloquially the Boy Scouts) one of the largest scouting organizations and one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with over 1 million youth, including 176,000 female participants.
A march composed by John Philip Sousa in 1916 upon the request of Charles D. Hart.
noun
A corporation that operates through a national council that charters local councils all over the United States; the purpose is character building and citizenship training
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This meaning: The (BSA, colloquially the Boy Scouts) one of the largest scouting organizations and one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with over 1 million youth, including 176,000 female participants.
Used this way, boy scouts of america is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in technical or specialist writing contexts.
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- Formality
- Specialist/technical
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- Not strongly marked
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- Specialized
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- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Technical/specialist writing
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