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;

Words nearby stateside

state school, state services, State Services Commission, state's evidence, States-General, stateside, statesider, statesman, statesmanship, state socialism, States of the Church

How to use stateside in a sentence

More than 60 cases of the variant strain have been identified across nine states since it was first detected stateside two weeks ago in Colorado.
CDC: No sign of homegrown U.S. coronavirus variant, but scientists need to look harder|Joel Achenbach, Kim Bellware, Hamza Shaban|January 12, 2021|Washington Post
He returned twice to Vietnam and said he “worked Saigon time” while stateside, sleeping for much of the day and writing through the night.
Neil Sheehan, N.Y. Times reporter who obtained Pentagon Papers and chronicled ‘Bright Shining Lie’ of Vietnam, dies at 84|Harrison Smith|January 7, 2021|Washington Post
Alex Morgan recently returned stateside, but Rose Lavelle, Sam Mewis, Christen Press and Tobin Heath remain abroad.
Why 2021 will be a big year for soccer in the U.S.|Steven Goff|January 6, 2021|Washington Post
These women—entrepreneurs and mid-career professionals—usually come stateside to shadow Fortune 500 executives and experience corporate America firsthand, applying those lessons to their own businesses when they return home.
The Fortune-State Department Global Women’s Mentoring Partnership goes virtual|ehinchliffe|December 7, 2020|Fortune

Hence, overseas companies that sell those products stateside are collecting fewer dollars.
The biggest economic threat facing the next administration: A weak dollar|Shawn Tully|October 11, 2020|Fortune
While still relatively unknown stateside, Bellucci is a reigning vixen in France and her native Italy.
‘Spectre’ Casts 50-Year-Old Bond Girl For 007 to Do Sex To|Amy Zimmerman|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And the band will be performing a few east coast dates stateside in mid-December.
Elizabeth McGovern on the ‘Downton Abbey’ Xmas Album and Lady Grantham’s Kiss with George Clooney|Marlow Stern|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Moebius premiered out of competition at the Venice Film Festival, and hit theaters stateside on August 15.
The Most F-ed Up Movie of the Year: 'Moebius,' a Castration and Incest-Fueled South Korean Satire|Marlow Stern|August 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What happens when the young, rich characters bring their hard-partying, bed-hopping antics stateside?
‘Made in Chelsea’ Has a New York Moment|Tim Teeman|August 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
How much might such spirited competitions pique the interest of stateside TV audiences?
Can Baseball’s All-Star Game Be Saved?|Peter C. Bjarkman|July 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Oswald did carry it to—was the most extreme example I can think of stateside.
Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
The stateside branch, which was headed by Larry Schmidt, and the overseas branch, which was headed by myself.
Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for stateside

stateside

/ (ˈsteɪtˌsaɪd) /

adjective, adverb US

of, in, to, or towards the US

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