stateside

1 of 2

adjective

state·​side ˈstāt-ˌsīd 

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

2 of 2

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Keen to reel in a younger demographic, the stateside automaker introduced the V-Series in 2003, a line of high-performance models designed to go toe-to-toe with those from the likes of BMW’s M division and AMG. —Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2025

Back-to-back sellouts in June at Honolulu’s Blaisdell Arena overshadow most of the stateside run — with the exception of an early August concert at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. —Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2025

Adverb

Overnight stateside, the three major averages closed mixed. —Nur Hikmah Md Ali,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025

Robinhood rolled out its own perp offering in the EU a month earlier and is probably looking for a way to bring it stateside. —Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

(United) States + side

First Known Use

Adjective

1942, in the meaning defined above

Adverb

1943, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for stateside

• actinide
• aldehyde
• alkoxide
• alongside
• amplified
• arsenide
• beautified
• biocide
• butoxide
• calcified
• ceramide
• certified

Kids Definition

stateside

adjective

state·​side

ˈstāt-ˌsīd

: of or relating to the U.S. as considered from outside its continental limits