stateside

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adjective

state·​side ˈstāt-ˌsīd How to pronounce stateside (audio)
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

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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.
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Adjective
In addition to winning over more and more stateside fans every year, the cross-pollinating of Western performers with Korean artists has also swelled significantly, resulting in big-name, culture-crossing collaborations between Jung Kook and Latto or Lisa with RAYE and Doja Cat. Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2025 TikTok banned the hashtag #carteltok earlier this year, though it is almost never used by members of these stateside criminal networks. Avery Schmitz, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Adverb
Their biggest claim to fame, however, is their extensive UVA protection, achieved through advanced filters that are not yet approved stateside but widely used overseas. Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025 Paramount has Miramax’s Derek Cianfrance directed Channing Tatum-Kirsten Dunst romance caper, Roofman, which is expected to come in around $10M at 3,100 theaters stateside. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stateside

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

(United) States + side

First Known Use

Adjective

1942, in the meaning defined above

Adverb

1943, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stateside was in 1942

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Cite this Entry

“Stateside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stateside. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

stateside

adjective
state·​side
ˈstāt-ˌsīd
: of or relating to the U.S. as considered from outside its continental limits
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