interstate
adjective · noun · adverb
Simple meaning
Involving and about the mutual relations of states usually of the United States.
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ɪntɚsˈteɪt
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Definition
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adjective
Involving and relating to the mutual relations of states especially of the United States
chiefly us and australia
Of, or relating to two or more states.
noun
us
A freeway that is part of the Interstate Highway System.
adverb
chiefly us and australia
Crossing states (usually provincial state, but also e.g. multinational sense).
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
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More ways to use interstate
- “Interstate Highway Commission.”adjective
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A former independent federal agency that supervised and set rates for carriers that transported goods and people between states.
One of the system of highways linking major cities in the 48 contiguous states of the United States.
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Sense: freeway that is part of the Interstate Highway System
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