interstate
Meanings
adj
- Of, or relating to two or more states.
adv
- Crossing states (usually provincial state, but also e.g. multinational sense).
noun
- A freeway that is part of the Interstate Highway System.
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Etymology
From inter- + state, originally as an adjective only; the noun is by (ellipsis) from interstate highway. The noun also serves adjectivally as a (noun adjunct) in such collocations as interstate construction and interstate rest stops.
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