Dictionary

stateside en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -side English stateside From state + -side.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable, qualifier:chiefly outside USA) In the United States.
   • They made their stateside debut in the late 1970s.
   • I'll be stateside for the next month.
   • Q: Why do I need a new stateside driver’s license if my expired license is good as long as I am in military? A current, valid stateside driver’s license is required to get a USAREUR driving permit and international driving permit. 2018, U.S. Army Europe Public Affairs Office, “Sponsorship & Newcomers-FAQs”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), archived from the original on 20 Aug 2018:
   • You'll need a valid stateside motorcycle license.
   • “Yonks,” he replies when I ask how long he's been stateside. “It's not like I've become American. I'm in England every year.” 2024 February 17, John Wright, quoting John Lydon, “I terrified a nation. Not bad for an 18-year-old”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 16:
2. (not-comparable, qualifier:Alaska) In the 48 contiguous states.
3. (Philippines, not-comparable) imported (especially of goods)

Forms

Translations (6)

de in den Staaten (1. in or of the United States) · es en Estados Unidos (los) (1. in or of the United States) · de der Vereinigten Staaten (1. in or of the United States) · de US- (1. in or of the United States) · de in den USA (1. in or of the United States) · de von den Vereinigten Staaten (1. in or of the United States)

stateside en · ADV

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -side English stateside From state + -side.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable, qualifier:chiefly outside USA) In or to the United States, especially the lower forty-eight.
   • I'll be going stateside next month!
   • The gender equality picture stateside can also seem bleak, especially in the wake of the Supreme Court gutting reproductive rights last summer. Women still make only 83 percent of what men do in the U.S.—a stat that has barely budged in the past 20 years. 2023 March 13, Naureen Khan, “Doug Emhoff Wants Men to Clear the Path for More Kamalas”, in Cosmopolitan:
2. (not-comparable, qualifier:Alaska) In or to the 48 contiguous states.

Forms

Deriveds

statesider

Relateds

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Translations (6)

es en/a/para Estados Unidos (los) (1. in or to the United States) · de in den Staaten (1. in or to the United States) · it negli Stati Uniti (1. in or to the United States) · ru в Штатах (1. in or to the United States) · ru в Штаты (1. in or to the United States) · de in die Staaten (1. in or to the United States)