interstate

[adjective in-ter-steyt; noun in-ter-steyt]

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adjective

connecting or involving different states: interstate commerce.

noun

a highway serving two or more states.
(sometimes initial capital letter) a highway that is part of the nationwide U.S. Interstate Highway System.

Origin of interstate

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; inter- + state

Related formsnon·in·ter·state, adjective

Can be confusedinterstate intestate intrastate

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Examples from the Web for interstate

Contemporary Examples

It dropped six feet on the city and left five dead and more than 100 trapped in homes and cars on the interstate.
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November 19, 2014
In the 20th century, interstate highways provided the distribution networks for big-box retailers like Walmart.
Electricity Superhighway
October 16, 2014
That was the distance from the arena to the interstate, which, in theory, could remain open during the debate.
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October 2, 2014
She soon left, got in her car, and drove home on Interstate 84.
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July 1, 2014
Imagine if every rest stop on an interstate housed a rapid-charging station.
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June 15, 2014

Historical Examples

Interfamily, intercommunity, interstate,and international hygiene.
College Teaching
Paul Klapper
The regulation of interstate commerce was not a party measure.
The New Nation
Frederic L. Paxson
The Interstate Commerce Law was still new when he took office.
The New Nation
Frederic L. Paxson
The Interstate Commerce Law was revised and strengthened in 1910.
The New Nation
Frederic L. Paxson
Free passes, on interstate railroads, forbidden by law, 313.
The New Nation
Frederic L. Paxson

British Dictionary definitions for interstate

interstate

adjective

between or involving two or more of the states of the US, Australia, etc

adverb

Australian to or into another state

verb

US a motorway crossing between states

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Word Origin and History for interstate

adj.

1845, from inter- + state (n.). As "an interstate highway," by 1986, American English.

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Examples from the Web for interstate

Contemporary Examples

It dropped six feet on the city and left five dead and more than 100 trapped in homes and cars on the interstate.

In the 20th century, interstate highways provided the distribution networks for big-box retailers like Walmart.

That was the distance from the arena to the interstate, which, in theory, could remain open during the debate.

She soon left, got in her car, and drove home on Interstate 84.

Imagine if every rest stop on an interstate housed a rapid-charging station.

Historical Examples

Interfamily, intercommunity, interstate,and international hygiene.

The regulation of interstate commerce was not a party measure.

The Interstate Commerce Law was still new when he took office.

The Interstate Commerce Law was revised and strengthened in 1910.

Free passes, on interstate railroads, forbidden by law, 313.

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Word Origin and History for interstate

adj.

Origin of interstate