Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bistate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bis-tate
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Spanning two states

Example Sentences

"The legislation, which also allows for expansion at an airport in New Jersey, was needed under the rules that created the Port Authority, a bistate agency run by New York and New Jersey that controls the region’s biggest airports."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state English bistate From bi- + state.

Questions

What does bistate mean?: Spanning two states
Where does bistate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state English bistate From bi- + state.

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