Where to find CA, LA, MA and RI (3)

I believe the answer is:

usa

(Other definitions for usa that I've seen before include "Briefly, a great federation" , "America" , "American republic" , "A great national federation" , "Trumpland?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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