Editing Stateside

==English==

===Etymology===
From ''state'' + ''side''.

===Adjective===

# (chiefly outside the United States) In the [[United States]].
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#* Example: I'll be '''stateside''' for the next month.
#* Example: You'll need a valid '''stateside''' motorcycle license.
#* Example: They made their '''stateside''' debut in the late 1970s.
#* Example (2018, U.S. Army Europe Public Affairs Office, ''Sponsorship & Newcomers – FAQs''):  
#*: “A current, valid '''stateside''' driver’s license is required to get a USAREUR driving permit and international driving permit.”
#* Example (2024-02-17, John Wright, ''FT Weekend''):  
#*: “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.”
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# (Alaska) In the 48 contiguous states.
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# (Philippines) Imported, especially of goods.

====Usage notes====
* This word behaves syntactically as a prepositional phrase and may be thought of as an intransitive preposition.
* The term is relatively rare in American English except among speakers with strong international connections (for example, military personnel or expatriates). American English typically prefers phrases such as ''in the United States'', ''in the US'', or ''in America''.

===Adverb===

# (chiefly outside the United States) In or to the [[United States]], especially the lower forty-eight states.
#* Example: I'll be going '''stateside''' next month.
#* Example (2023-03-13, Naureen Khan, ''Cosmopolitan''):  
#*: “The gender equality picture '''stateside''' can also seem bleak, especially in the wake of the Supreme Court gutting reproductive rights last summer.”
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# (Alaska) In or to the 48 contiguous states.