interstate

interstate

English

Etymology

inter- +‎ state

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɪntɚˌsteɪt/, [ˈɪɾ̃ɚˌsteɪ̯t]

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Adjective

interstate (not comparable)

1. (chiefly US and Australia) Of, or relating to two or more states.

Adverb

interstate (not comparable)

1. (chiefly US and Australia) Crossing states (usually provincial state, but also e.g. multinational sense).

   The truck driver drove interstate to unload.

Translations

of, or relating to two or more states

Bulgarian: междущатски (mežduštatski) Chinese: Mandarin: 州際的／州际的 (zhōujì de) Esperanto: interŝtata Estonian: riikidevaheline French: interétatique (fr) Georgian: შტატთაშორისი (šṭaṭtašorisi) German: zwischenstaatlich (de) Hungarian: államközi (hu) Latvian: starpvalstu Polish: międzystanowy (pl) Portuguese: interestadual Russian: междушта́тный (ru) (mežduštátnyj), межшта́тный (mežštátnyj) Spanish: interestatal

Noun

interstate (plural interstates)

1. (US) A freeway that is part of the Interstate Highway System.

Interstate 75/85 in Atlanta.

Translations

U.S. freeway

Chinese: 州际公路 f (zhōu jì gōnglù) French: inter-états f German: Autobahn (de) Portuguese: interestadual f Russian: автомагистра́ль (ru) f (avtomagistrálʹ), автостра́да (ru) f (avtostráda) Spanish: interestatal f

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Latin

Verb

interstāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of interstō