interstate
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interstate
- /ˈɪntɚˌsteɪt/ US
- /ˈɪnɚˌsteɪt/ US
- [ˈɪɾ̃ɚˌsteɪ̯t] US
Where it 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.
adjective I · IH · IR · Int. · ISR
- Of, or relating to two or more states. interstate commerce
adverb I · IH · IR · Int. · ISR
- Crossing states (usually provincial state, but also e.g. multinational sense). The truck driver drove interstate to unload.
noun interstates · I · IH · IR · Int. · ISR
- A freeway that is part of the Interstate Highway System. The speed-limit increase would not apply to Delaware, where the interstates are all near populated areas.
