AS vs American Samoa

AS and American Samoa both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
AS	Yes	No	No	No
American Samoa	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, AS and American Samoa are synonyms defined as:

AS and American Samoa: a United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa

Other synonyms of AS include Eastern Samoa.

AS (noun)	American Samoa (noun)
a United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa	a United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa