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statesider

or state sid·er

[ steyt-sahy-der ]
/ ˈsteɪtˌsaɪ dər /
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noun
a person who lives in any part of the continental United States or conterminous United States, rather than in Hawaii or a U.S. territory: She runs a small farm in Guam, but for two months a year she’s a statesider in Kentucky.
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Origin of statesider

First recorded in 1935–40; stateside + -er1
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