stateside

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adjective

In or of the United States.

“I'll be going stateside next month!”

Less commonScrabble 10

Meanings

stateside1

adjectivestateside (not comparable)

alternative Stateside

  1. not comparablechiefly outside USAIn or of the United States.

    I'll be stateside for the next month.

    4 more examples

    You'll need a valid stateside motorcycle license.

    They made their stateside debut in the late 1970s.

    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

    “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. Hawaiinot comparableobsoleteAlaskaIn the 48 contiguous states or the District of Columbia.
  3. Philippinesnot comparableimported (especially of goods)
adverbstateside (not comparable)

alternative Stateside

  1. not comparablechiefly outside USAIn or to the United States.

    I'll be going stateside next month!

    1 more example

    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. Hawaiinot comparableobsoleteAlaskaIn or to the 48 contiguous states or the District of Columbia.

Stateside2

adjectiveStateside (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAlternative letter-case form of stateside.
adverbStateside (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAlternative letter-case form of stateside.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s
  3. Proto-Italic*status
  4. Latinstatu
  5. Old Frenchestat
  6. Middle Englishstat
  7. Englishstate
  8. Proto-Indo-European*seh₁-
  9. Proto-Germanic*sīdaz
  10. Proto-Germanic*sīdǭ
  11. Old Englishsīde
  12. Middle Englishside
  13. Englishside
  14. Englishstateside

From state + -side.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

German US-, in den Staaten
  • US-1. in or of the United States
  • in den Staaten1. in or of the United States
  • in den USA1. in or of the United States
  • von den Vereinigten Staaten1. in or of the United States
  • der Vereinigten Staaten1. in or of the United States
  • in den Staaten1. in or to the United States
  • in die Staaten1. in or to the United States
Italian negli Stati Uniti
  • negli Stati Uniti1. in or to the United States
Russian в Штаты, в Штатах
  • в Штаты (v Štaty)1. in or to the United States
  • в Штатах (v Štatax)1. in or to the United States
Spanish en Estados Unidos (los), en/a/para Estados Unidos (los)
  • en Estados Unidos (los)1. in or of the United States
  • en/a/para Estados Unidos (los)1. in or to the United States
Cite this entry
APA

stateside. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stateside

MLA

“stateside.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stateside. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stateside,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stateside.

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