stateside

adj

1. (not-comparable)In the United States.

   “I'll be stateside for the next month.”

   “You'll need a valid stateside motorcycle license.”

   “They made their stateside debut in the late 1970s.”

   “Q: Why do I need a new stateside driver’s license if my expired license is good as long as I am in military? A current, valid stateside driver’s license is required to get a USAREUR driving permit and international driving permit.”

   ““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. (not-comparable)In the 48 contiguous states.
3. (Philippines, not-comparable)imported (especially of goods)
4. (alt-of, not-comparable)Alternative letter-case form of stateside.

adv

1. (not-comparable)In or to the United States, especially the lower forty-eight.

   “I'll be going stateside next month!”

   “The gender equality picture stateside can also seem bleak, especially in the wake of the Supreme Court gutting reproductive rights last summer. Women still make only 83 percent of what men do in the U.S.—a stat that has barely budged in the past 20 years.”

2. (not-comparable)In or to the 48 contiguous states.
3. (alt-of, not-comparable)Alternative letter-case form of stateside.