stateside
/stˈeɪtsˈaɪd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
In the United States.
adj
In the 48 contiguous states.
adj
imported (especially of goods)
adv
In or to the United States, especially the lower forty-eight.
adv
In or to the 48 contiguous states.
adj
Alternative letter-case form of stateside.
adv
Alternative letter-case form of stateside.
Example Sentences
- "I'll be stateside for the next month."
- "You'll need a valid stateside motorcycle license."
- "They made their stateside debut in the late 1970s."
- "Q: Why do I need a new stateside driver’s license if my expired license is good as long as I am in military? A current, valid stateside driver’s license is required to get a USAREUR driving permit and international driving permit."
- "“Yonks,” he replies when I ask how long he's been stateside. “It's not like I've become American. I'm in England every year.”"
- "I'll be going stateside next month!"
Etymology
Etymology tree 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 Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -side English stateside From state + -side.