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

In his stateside debut, the Swedish chef isn’t leaning heavily into New Nordic fare. —Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 16 June 2026

As the league pines for a European spinoff, those new owners across the ocean proposed a soccer transfer-style system in which the NBA’s European clubs could pay top dollar to bring stateside superstars to the new league. —Chris Branch, New York Times, 8 May 2026

Adverb

The initial interest in spirit aperitifs began bubbling stateside when the ubiquitous Aperol Spritz hit bars across the country. —Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026

Meiling then shipped it back stateside and entered it in that year’s Colorado Grand rally. —Howard Walker, Robb Report, 15 June 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