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in-state en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɪn.steɪt/

Etymology

From in + state.

Meanings

  1. (Australia, India, Malaysia, Nigeria, US, also, not-comparable) Existing or occurring within a single state.
    • in-state travel
    • The Michigan football team’s annual tilt with in-state rival Michigan State will be a 7:30 p.m. ET game. 2017 September 26, Rachel Lenzi, “Michigan-Michigan State”, in The Diehards Network, archived from the original on 26 Sep 2017:
  2. (Australia, India, Malaysia, Nigeria, US, also, not-comparable) Of or from the state where an institution is located, especially a public or state-funded college or university.
    • an in-state student
  3. (Australia, India, Malaysia, Nigeria, US, also, not-comparable) Of or from the state where an institution is located, especially a public or state-funded college or university. ▸ Applicable to or available to individuals of or from the state.
    • Out-of-state tuition is generally two to three times higher than in-state tuition for each of the years, regardless of institution type. 2007, Ronald G. Ehrenberg, What's Happening to Public Education? The Shifting Financial Burden, page 172:
    • in-state tuition

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Antonyms

out-of-state