stateside

Or State·side

[steyt-sahyd]

adjective

1. being in or toward the continental U.S.

adverb

1. in or toward the continental U.S.

stateside

/ ˈsteɪtˌsaɪd /

adjective

1. of, in, to, or towards the US

Word History and Origins

Origin of stateside¹

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

Example Sentences

Rather than promote statehood or independence as they’ve done in recent years, stateside Democrats should champion a fair process of self-determination for Puerto Rico.

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In the meantime, stateside Democrats and policymakers in general should focus on providing concrete solutions to Puerto Ricans’ everyday problems.

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Having its core supply chain stateside has allowed the company to handle higher-quality orders in a way that manufacturers that moved overseas cannot, says its top executive.

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And stateside, some experts are sounding the alarm about continued lower uptake of the flu vaccine.

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“We’re all witnessing the flattening of beliefs and views into their most extreme and most one-dimensional on both sides,” Garrett tells me over coffee in New York’s West Village, shortly after the film’s stateside premiere at the New York Film Festival.

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