tristate

adjective

tri·​state ˈtrī-ˈstāt 

-ˌstāt

: of, relating to, or consisting of three adjoining states

the tristate area

Examples of tristate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Oppressive smoke from Canadian wildfires amid a heat wave had beset the tristate area in the preceding week. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026

East Rutherford was hit with heavy thunderstorms Saturday, which helped knock down the hazardous smoke from Canadian wildfires that had blanketed the tristate area for days. — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2026

The organization also works closely with and funds another nonprofit group, Oorah, which runs summer Orthodox camps in the tristate area and organizes annual trips to Israel for 17- and 18-year-olds. — Francie Ebert, NBC news, 18 May 2026

Lindsay-Abaire, who has a fondness for a good turn of phrase and an ear for the foibles of the tristate suburbs (both figuring in his Kimberly Akimbo), has said he was inspired in part by following his own neighborhood’s Google group, which had vicious fights about drainage systems. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tristate

• abate
• airfreight
• await
• baseplate
• berate
• birthdate
• birthrate
• bookplate
• borate
• breastplate
• bromate
• casemate