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===Etymology===

From ''state'' + ''side''.

From [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/state#English ''state''] + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/side#English ''side''].

===Adjective===

1. (chiefly outside the United States) In the [[United States]].

1. (chiefly outside the United States) In the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States United States].

Examples:

* I'll be '''stateside''' for the next month.

* I'll be '''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stateside stateside]''' for the next month.

* ~~You'll need a valid '''stateside''' motorcycle license.~~

* After years of touring Europe and Asia, the band finally returned '''stateside''' to record their next album.

* They made their '''stateside''' debut in the late 1970s.

* (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.”~~

* (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~~.”

2. (Alaska) In the 48 contiguous states.

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===Adverb===

# (chiefly outside the United States) In or to the [[United States]], especially the lower forty-eight states.

# (chiefly outside the United States) In or to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States United States], especially the lower forty-eight states.

#* Example: I'll be going '''stateside''' next month.

#* Example ~~(2023-03-13, Naureen Khan~~, ~~''Cosmopolitan''):~~

#* Example: After spending several years abroad, she finally moved back '''stateside''' to start a new job.

~~#*: “The gender equality picture~~ '''stateside''' ~~can also seem bleak, especially in the wake of the Supreme Court gutting reproductive rights last summer~~.”

#

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

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 ===Etymology===
-From ''state'' + ''side''.
+From [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/state#English ''state''] + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/side#English ''side''].
 ===Adjective===
-. (chiefly outside the United States) In the [[United States]].
+. (chiefly outside the United States) In the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States United States].
 {{#ev:youtube|lIxQe1R5hs0|600|center}}
 Examples:
-* I'll be '''stateside''' for the next month.
+* I'll be '''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stateside stateside]''' for the next month.
-* You'll need a valid '''stateside''' motorcycle license.
+* After years of touring Europe and Asia, the band finally returned '''stateside''' to record their next album.
-* They made their '''stateside''' debut in the late 1970s.
-* (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.”
-* (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.”
 . (Alaska) In the 48 contiguous states.
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 ===Adverb===
-# (chiefly outside the United States) In or to the [[United States]], especially the lower forty-eight states.
+# (chiefly outside the United States) In or to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States United States], especially the lower forty-eight states.
 #* Example: I'll be going '''stateside''' next month.
-#* Example (2023-03-13, Naureen Khan, ''Cosmopolitan''):
+#* Example: After spending several years abroad, she finally moved back '''stateside''' to start a new job.
-#*: “The gender equality picture '''stateside''' can also seem bleak, especially in the wake of the Supreme Court gutting reproductive rights last summer.”
-#
 # (Alaska) In or to the 48 contiguous states.