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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Adjective
But stateside grosses are also just the latest success for the anime epic. J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 13 Sep. 2025 From there, the product would be unloaded, securely packaged, and transported to the cartel’s stateside distributors. Martin Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
Adverb
Even news that broke yesterday stateside — while unrelated to the central bank and interest rates — were focused on casting an eye to the future rather than immediate developments. Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025 The Mavic 4 Pro went on sale in May, and while a few units made it to retail shelves stateside during its first few days on sale, US residents who missed that window are stuck importing from another region or buying on eBay at a markup. PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 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

Time Traveler
The first known use of stateside was in 1942

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“Stateside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stateside. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

stateside

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