tri-state

Or tri·state

[trahy-steyt]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or involving three adjoining states.

   a tri-state league.

2. of, relating to, or involving the region where three states adjoin.

   the historic tristate mining district of southwest Missouri, southeast Kansas, and northeast Oklahoma.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tri-state¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; tri- + state

Example Sentences

A beloved member of his local community, in part, because of his work as an interfaith chaplain at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Soliman’s detention sparked public outcry in the tri-state area, with residents holding vigils and spreading the word, fellow clergy writing open letters, including one they hand-delivered to Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s office earlier this month, and advocates raising funds and leading rallies to demand his release.

From Salon

In that five-hour window, vendors move nearly half of the city’s seafood, salmon from Scotland, shrimp from Thailand and branzini from Turkey, all across the tri-state area.

From Salon

Soliman is far from the only victim of ICE’s enforcement actions across the tri-state area, Ali told Salon.

From Salon

No shelter or sanctuary in the tri-state area has room, and though Apollo presents a swath of new challenges in her life, she feels awful about the thought of separating from him.

From Salon

If the big bad city is the problem, why is the biggest Trump swing in the tri-state area in the exurban towns of Connecticut’s majority-white Naugatuck Valley?

From Slate