stateside
or State·side
[ steyt-sahyd ]
/ ˈsteɪtˌsaɪd /
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adjective
being in or toward the continental U.S.
adverb
in or toward the continental U.S.
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Origin of stateside
1940–45; (the) States (in the sense “the United States”) + side1;
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British Dictionary definitions for stateside
stateside
/ (ˈsteɪtˌsaɪd) /
adjective, adverb US
of, in, to, or towards the US
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