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Interstate

/ˈɪn.tɚ.steɪt/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Existing, connecting, or occurring between two or more states, especially of the United States.

    "Interstate commerce is regulated by the federal government."
As noun
  1. 1

    A major highway forming part of the national system of interstate and defense highways in the United States.

    "We took the interstate to get to Chicago much faster."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the English prefix 'inter-' (meaning between or among), combined with 'state' (from Latin 'status', meaning condition or political entity). It emerged in the 19th century in the United States to describe commerce, laws, and travel connecting two or more individual states of the federation.

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