interstate.
Of, or relating to two or more states.
Meaning & usage
Of, or relating to two or more states.
interstate commerce
interstate reciprocity
Where this word comes from
From inter- + state, originally as an adjective only; the noun is by (ellipsis) from interstate highway. The noun also serves adjectivally as a (noun adjunct) in such collocations as interstate construction and interstate rest stops.
Crossing states (usually provincial state, but also e.g. multinational sense).
The truck driver drove interstate to unload.
Where this word comes from
From inter- + state, originally as an adjective only; the noun is by (ellipsis) from interstate highway. The noun also serves adjectivally as a (noun adjunct) in such collocations as interstate construction and interstate rest stops.
A freeway that is part of the Interstate Highway System.
Where this word comes from
From inter- + state, originally as an adjective only; the noun is by (ellipsis) from interstate highway. The noun also serves adjectivally as a (noun adjunct) in such collocations as interstate construction and interstate rest stops.
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