stateside

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adjective

state·​side ˈstāt-ˌsīd How to pronounce stateside (audio)
often capitalized
: being in, going to, coming from, or characteristic of the 48 conterminous states of the U.S.
transferred from Europe to stateside duty

stateside

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adverb

often capitalized
: in or to the continental U.S.

Examples of stateside in a Sentence

Adverb It's a car model that will be sold stateside for the first time next year. He's been living in England for several years but he's returning stateside next month.
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The Cubs are traveling to Tokyo to open the MLB season against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday, and start their stateside schedule March 27 at the Arizona Diamondbacks. — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025 East Village apartment In need of a stateside home base, Craig and Weisz picked up a $6 million New York City condo in the East Village in 2012 after an extensive house hunt. — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 11 Mar. 2025
Adverb
Below, a deep dive into nine of my most cherished French pharmacy skin care solutions that are available stateside. — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025 Audiard, 72, is a legendary French director known stateside for 2018’s The Sisters Brothers and 2013’s Rust and Bone. — Jack Smart, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stateside

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

(United) States + side

First Known Use

Adjective

1942, in the meaning defined above

Adverb

1943, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of stateside was in 1942

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stateside

adjective
state·​side
ˈstāt-ˌsīd
: of or relating to the U.S. as considered from outside its continental limits
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