multistate

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adjective

Involving multiple states (in all senses).

OriginEnglish state ← Middle English stat ← Old French estat →
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Meanings

adjectivemultistate (not comparable)
  1. not comparableInvolving multiple states (in all senses).

    But in the case of multistate LLCs, laws, regulations and taxes often depend on the state where you do business.

    2023 November 15, Kelsie Anderson, Jason Cother, Kristen Coates, “5 best states to form an LLC in 2024”, in CNN

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*moltos
  2. Latinmultus
  3. Latinmultī
  4. Middle Englishmulti-
  5. Englishmulti-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s
  8. Proto-Italic*status
  9. Latinstatu
  10. Old Frenchestat
  11. Middle Englishstat
  12. Englishstate
  13. Englishmultistate

From multi- + state.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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