Stateside
Alternative forms
Origin
From state + side.
Full definition of stateside
Adjective
stateside
- In the United States.I'll be stateside for the next month.
- (Alaska) In the 48 contiguous states.
Usage notes
This word behaves syntactically as a prepositional phrase, and may best be thought of as an intransitive preposition.
Adverb
stateside
- In or to the United States, especially the lower forty-eight.I'll be going stateside next month!
- (Alaska) In or to the 48 contiguous states.
Usage notes
See usage notes above.