stateside

1 of 2

adjective

state·​side ˈstāt-ˌsīd 

often capitalized

: 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

often capitalized

: 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

Consider a June editorial in the Wall Street Journal about increasingly popular (stateside) Chinese company, Temu. —John Tamny, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025

The draw isn’t just pristine scenery but also the rare chance to rewrite one’s future—far from the turbulence and polarization of stateside politics. —John Vorwald, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2025

Adverb

Trump’s new semiconductor tariff policy is less friendly to smaller overseas chipmakers that don’t produce chips stateside. —Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025

Instead, the company is focusing on manufacturing iPhone components stateside, an approach Trump seems content with for now. —Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025

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
• butoxide
• calcified
• ceramide
• certified

Kids Definition

stateside

adjective

state·​side

ˈstāt-ˌsīd

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