state·side
ˈstāt-ˌsīd 
variants
often Stateside
: being in, going to, coming from, or characteristic of the 48 conterminous states of the U.S.
transferred from Europe to stateside duty
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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Greg Evans,
Deadline,
4 July 2026
In his stateside debut, the Swedish chef isn’t leaning heavily into New Nordic fare.
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Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
16 June 2026
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
Lewandowski joins the current wave of aging European soccer stars to travel stateside.
—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
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Adjective
The musical by Jim Barne & Kit Buchan stars Sam Tutty and Christiani Pitts as an English man and an American woman, respectively, who meet for the first time at the stateside wedding of his dad to her sister.
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Greg Evans,
Deadline,
4 July 2026
In his stateside debut, the Swedish chef isn’t leaning heavily into New Nordic fare.
—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
16 June 2026
Adverb
The league has given an option for players in the WNBA to stay stateside in the offseason rather than playing overseas.
—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
Lewandowski joins the current wave of aging European soccer stars to travel stateside.
—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for stateside
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“Stateside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stateside. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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