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
The film’s meteoric ascent comes mere weeks before its stateside theatrical debut on April 18, following a premiere at AMC The Grove in Los Angeles on March 26. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025 Looking back a few months further, Mufasa: The Lion King opened to just $35 million domestically in December — $7 million less than Snow White's $42 million stateside opening. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Adverb
Ahead, a look the best Korean eye creams available stateside right now. Rosa Jisoo Pyo, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2025 During the same period, 57% of Stellantis vehicles and 78% of Ford vehicles sold in the U.S. were assembled stateside. Michele Luhn,sara Salinas, CNBC, 27 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

Time Traveler
The first known use of stateside was in 1942

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Cite this Entry

“Stateside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stateside. Accessed 13 Apr. 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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