stateside

• Stateside

state +‎ -side.

stateside (not comparable)

1. (chiefly outside USA) 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.

   • 2018, U.S. Army Europe Public Affairs Office, “Sponsorship & Newcomers-FAQs”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎, archived from the original on 2018-08-20:

     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.

   • 2024 February 17, John Wright, quoting John Lydon, “I terrified a nation. Not bad for an 18-year-old”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 16:

     “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.

• This word behaves syntactically as a prepositional phrase, and may best be thought of as an intransitive preposition.
• This word is rare in American English except among speakers with extensive international connections (military personnel, expatriates, Canadian English speakers, etc.). American English generally prefers prepositional phrases such as in the United States, in the US, or in America.

stateside (not comparable)

1. (chiefly outside USA) In or to the United States, especially the lower forty-eight.

   I'll be going stateside next month!

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

• See usage notes above.

• down under

• steadiest