interstate

interstate in‧ter‧state [ˌɪntəˈsteɪt◂ ǁ -tər-] adjective [only before a noun]

involving more than one state, especially in the US:

• efforts to limit interstate shipments of industrial waste

• interstate banking (= when a bank has activities in more than one state )

— compare intrastate

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interstate UK US /ˈɪntəˌsteɪt/ adjective [before noun]

► involving two or more states, especially in the US: »

interstate sales/shipments

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interstate banking/commerce/trade

→ Compare INTRASTATE(Cf. ↑intrastate)