stateside

1 of 2

adjective

state·​side ˈstāt-ˌsīd 

variants often Stateside

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

transferred from Europe to stateside duty

stateside

2 of 2

adverb

variants often Stateside

: in or to the continental U.S.

Examples of stateside in a Sentence

Adverb

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Those immigration conditions led to decades of stateside stereotypes of Italians as poor and violent and their diet ridiculed as peasant grub. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

The musical by Jim Barne & Kit Buchan stars Sam Tutty and Christiani Pitts as an English man and an American woman, respectively, who meet for the first time at the stateside wedding of his dad to her sister. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 July 2026

Adverb

After Le Mans, the Corvettes were shipped back stateside, again in style aboard the Queen Elizabeth liner. — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 17 July 2026

The company launched its cashback app stateside in 2025 and has since crossed $1 billion in total cashback paid out to shoppers globally. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 17 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

(United) States + side

First Known Use

Adjective

1942, in the meaning defined above

Adverb

1943, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for stateside

• actinide
• aldehyde
• alkoxide
• alongside
• amplified
• arsenide
• beautified
• biocide
• bisulphide
• butoxide
• calcified
• ceramide

Kids Definition

stateside

adjective

state·​side

ˈstāt-ˌsīd

: of or relating to the U.S. as considered from outside its continental limits