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EEUU = Estados Unidos. Spanish for the United States. They double
the letters because "estados" (states) EE - is plural - and the
"unidos" (united) part - UU - is a plural adjective that describes the
plural states. Hence EEUU.

- Naz

On Nov 27, 11:36 pm, (Steve Pope) wrote:

> That one makes sense, but someone please tell me why EEUU is
> the United States.