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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
That one will probably become a tropical depression or storm and make landfall in Mexico, but its biggest impacts could be stateside — moist flow on the northern side of the circulation could dump excessive rains in Texas, with double-digit totals possible in spots, including Houston. Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 17 June 2024 Among the most glaring: a complete lack of K-pop as BTS, Blackpink and several other acts have achieved massive stateside success. Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel, 13 June 2024
Adverb
However, Netflix confirmed over the weekend German gangster series Crooks will get a second season following the success of the first, which landed near the top of the streamer’s non-English TV charts in several countries and briefly charted stateside. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 June 2024 The epic, ground-breaking German series, a noirish crime drama set during the Weimar Republic, was unceremoniously dropped by Netflix, which had been streaming the show stateside, after three seasons. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for stateside 

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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 4 Jul. 2024.

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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