the States vs Organization of American States

the States and Organization of American States both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
the States	Yes	No	No	No
Organization of American States	Yes	No	No	No

the States (noun)	Organization of American States (noun)
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	an association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation