stateside

adjective, often capitalized state·side \ ˈstāt-ˌsīd \

Updated on: 25 May 2018

Definition of stateside

: being in, going to, coming from, or characteristic of the 48 conterminous states of the U.S.

transferred from Europe to stateside duty

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Aruna's inexperience made him a logical player to redshirt his first year, but Tulane didn't even have the chance to play him as a freshman because of an immigration issue related to what happened at his first two stateside high schools.

— josh katzenstein, NOLA.com, "Ade Aruna's road from Nigeria to Tulane to NFL hopeful was filled with detours," 28 Apr. 2018
While face masks have been omnipresent in Asia for their pollution and bacteria-dodging properties, the trend has more recently crept stateside.

— liz raiss, GQ, "Joel Embiid Is the Man in the Awesome Mask," 23 Apr. 2018
Skiles is stateside and a legal negotiator for national union disputes.

— mark rapp, cleveland.com, "Movie capsules for April 20: "A Quiet Place" & More," 19 Apr. 2018
From making an impressive stateside debut to ruling red carpets around the world, the band quickly garnered new fans around the world, including a few new famous friends.

— lauren rearick, Teen Vogue, "BTS Documentary Series “BTS: Burn The Stage” Gives Fans a Behind-the-Scenes Look," 28 Mar. 2018
Most of the company's stateside operations have popped up in malls such as Sunvalley Mall in Concord and Eastridge Shopping Center in San Jose as anchor tenants such as Dillard's and J.C. Penney cut back their footprint.

— benjy egel, sacbee, "Karoake, bowling and arcade games: entertainment center coming to Westfield Galleria | The Sacramento Bee," 23 Apr. 2018
If the screen works, plans call for it to be tested farther out at sea in May and then towed to the patch and set loose in August, with the first batch of trash to be brought stateside by year-end.

— NBC News, "The Pacific Ocean has a plastic problem. Here's the bold plan to fix it," 21 Apr. 2018
As extreme as the country’s distribution regulations might seem, however, the central conflict isn’t that much different than the stateside debate over Netflix.

— david sims, The Atlantic, "What's at Stake in Cannes's Battle With Netflix," 16 Apr. 2018
These heroes definitely won’t die Black Panther Marvel This year’s Black Panther has made more than $1 billion worldwide and more than $650 million domestically — its stateside haul is bigger than The Avengers’ US box office of $623 million.

— alex abad-santos, Vox, "Who will die and who will survive in Avengers: Infinity War," 16 Apr. 2018

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Origin and Etymology of stateside

(United) States + side

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First Known Use: 1942

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stateside

adverb, often capitalized

Definition of stateside

: in or to the continental U.S.

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Examples of stateside in a Sentence

It's a car model that will be sold stateside for the first time next year.
He's been living in England for several years but he's returning stateside next month.

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More than 135,000 Puerto Ricans so far have relocated stateside from the island, according to the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College (Centro) in New York City.

— john tuohy, Indianapolis Star, "Nation's largest urban farm nears opening in Fishers with a little help from Puerto Rico," 22 May 2018
Spain's legendary goalkeeper Iker Casillas is set to snub interest from Liverpool in the summer to move stateside and linkup with Major League Soccer side Chicago Fire.

— SI.com, "Veteran Goalkeeper Set to Overlook Liverpool Interest in Favour of Move to MLS," 5 Apr. 2018
Ukrainian guard Svi Mykhailiuk will welcome both of his parents, who have already made the trip stateside this season for Kansas' senior night.

— greg beacham, courant.com, "International Jayhawks To Reunite With Family At Final Four," 31 Mar. 2018
Designers stateside quickly adopted the style, giving it a relaxed, beach house-ready vibe by using blonde wood and stripping the surrounding surfaces of ornamentation.

— joanna linberg, Sunset, "10 Fresh & Modern Kitchen Cabinet Ideas," 22 Jan. 2018
With call centers moving back stateside, many companies are hiring home workers, who work shifts as short as three or four hours.

— tracy saelinger, Redbook, "The Ultimate Guide to Remote Jobs," 17 Nov. 2015
There are hatchback, sedan and wagon versions, but only the first two are expected to be sold stateside.

— gary gastelu, Fox News, "China-made Ford Focus revealed ahead of exports to U.S. next year," 10 Apr. 2018
Some of Korean hip-hop’s biggest names are heading stateside next month.

— tamar herman, Billboard, "San E & Mad Clown Discuss the State of Korean Hip-Hop Ahead of U.S. Tour," 29 Mar. 2018
Even with some success in China, where half of its sales go, Cadillac has struggled stateside because U.S. dealers have had only two SUVs to sell: the XT5 crossover and the Escalade.

— hannah elliott, Bloomberg.com, "Cadillac’s New XT4 Chases Small SUV Stars From Audi, BMW, Porsche," 27 Mar. 2018

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1943

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