stateside

American

[steyt-sahyd] / ˈsteɪtˌsaɪd /

Or Stateside

adjective

being in or toward the continental U.S.

adverb

in or toward the continental U.S.

stateside British

/ ˈsteɪtˌsaɪd /

adjective

of, in, to, or towards the US

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Etymology

Origin of stateside

1940–45; (the) States (in the sense “the United States”) + side ¹;

Example Sentences

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The outfit had been touring in the US since February and were due to play their last stateside show on Friday.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Many U.S.-based investors that Barron’s spoke with over the past week, however, think keeping money stateside is the way to go.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

Maher's online clout, combined with an Olympic bronze for the USA women's team at Paris 2024 and the 2025 Rugby World Cup, has turbo-charged the women's game stateside.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The child has a cochlear implant that requires the same routine maintenance and cleaning he was receiving stateside but may not get in Colombia.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

They even had GIs tending to flowers around some of the barracks and some doing the same kinds of details they would have been doing back in Devens or any stateside base.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers

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