intrastate

adjective

in·​tra·​state ˌin-trə-ˈstāt 

-(ˌ)trä-

: existing or occurring within a state

intrastate commerce

Examples of intrastate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Texas Softball won its second consecutive Women's College World Series title in June, defeating intrastate rival Texas Tech for the second year in a row. — Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 8 July 2026

Virginia once established the barbecue template, but cooks re-mixed it in other southern states like North and South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas, then cities like Kansas City and Memphis, and now central Texas as an intrastate region. — Adrian Miller, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026

The rest of the 65 were all intrastate conflicts — government forces fighting rebel groups within the country. — Kate Bartlett, NPR, 9 June 2026

Steve Escaler was appointed CFO of Woodway Energy Infrastructure LLC, a developer, owner, and operator of intrastate natural gas pipelines, effective June 1. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 1 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for intrastate

• abdicate
• abrogate
• acetate
• activate
• actuate
• aggravate
• agitate
• alginate
• alienate
• allocate
• amputate
• angulate

Kids Definition

intrastate

adjective

in·​tra·​state ˌin-trə-ˈstāt 

: existing or occurring within a state

Legal Definition

intrastate

adjective

in·​tra·​state ˌin-trə-ˈstāt, ˈin-trə-ˌstāt 

: existing within a state

interstate and intrastate commerce