stateside

See also: Stateside

English

Alternative forms

• Stateside

Etymology

From state +‎ -side.

Adjective

stateside (not comparable)

1. (chiefly outside USA) In the United States.

   I'll be stateside for the next month.

   You'll need a valid stateside motorcycle license.

   They made their stateside debut in the late 1970s.

   • 2018, U.S. Army Europe Public Affairs Office, “Sponsorship & Newcomers-FAQs”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1], archived from the original on 2018-08-20:

     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.

   • 2024 February 17, John Wright, quoting John Lydon, “I terrified a nation. Not bad for an 18-year-old”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 16:

     “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.”

2. (Alaska) In the 48 contiguous states.
3. (Philippines) imported (especially of goods)

Usage notes

• This word behaves syntactically as a prepositional phrase, and may best be thought of as an intransitive preposition.
• This word is rare in American English except among speakers with extensive international connections (military personnel, expatriates, etc.). American English generally prefers prepositional phrases such as in the United States, in the US, or in America.

Translations

in or of the United States

• German: US- (de), in den Staaten, in den USA, von den Vereinigten Staaten, der Vereinigten Staaten

Adverb

stateside (not comparable)

1. (chiefly outside USA) In or to the United States, especially the lower forty-eight.

   I'll be going stateside next month!

   • 2023 March 13, Naureen Khan, “Doug Emhoff Wants Men to Clear the Path for More Kamalas”, in Cosmopolitan‎^[2]:

     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.

2. (Alaska) In or to the 48 contiguous states.

Usage notes

• See usage notes above.

Translations

in or to the United States

• German: in den Staaten, in die Staaten
• Italian: negli Stati Uniti
• Russian: в Штаты (v Štaty), в Штатах (v Štatax)

See also

• down under

Anagrams

• steadiest