USA vs West

USA and West both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
USA	Yes	No	No	No
West	Yes	No	No	No

USA (noun)	West (noun)
the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare	the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776	the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River
	English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820)
	United States film actress (1892-1980)
	British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983)