interstate

CEFRC1

/ˈɪntɚˌsteɪt/

adjective · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Existing or happening between different states or regions.

  2. 02

    noun

    A major road connecting different states.

Examples

  • Plans were being made for the construction of a new interstate highway system.

  • The other day I ran out of gas in the middle of a busy Interstate.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
4

Also pronounced

  • [ˈɪɾ̃ɚˌsteɪ̯t]
  • /ˈɪnɚˌsteɪt/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. A freeway that is part of the Interstate Highway System.

  2. Crossing states (usually provincial state, but also e.g. multinational sense).

  3. Of, or relating to two or more states.

More examples

In context

  • The truck driver drove interstate to unload.

  • I took interstate 58.

  • interstate commerce

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The truck driver traveled on the blank highway that connected three different states without any stops.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

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.