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interstate

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adj/ˈɪntɚˌsteɪt//ˈɪnɚˌsteɪt/[ˈɪɾ̃ɚˌsteɪ̯t]
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    Of, or relating to two or more states.AustraliaUSnot-comparable

    • interstate commerce
    • interstate reciprocity
adv/ˈɪntɚˌsteɪt//ˈɪnɚˌsteɪt/[ˈɪɾ̃ɚˌsteɪ̯t]
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    Crossing states (usually provincial state, but also e.g. multinational sense).AustraliaUSnot-comparable

    • The truck driver drove interstate to unload.
noun/ˈɪntɚˌsteɪt//ˈɪnɚˌsteɪt/[ˈɪɾ̃ɚˌsteɪ̯t]
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    A freeway that is part of the Interstate Highway System.US

    • The speed-limit increase would not apply to Delaware, where the interstates are all near populated areas.
    • There was no reason to pull off the interstate and drive twenty miles down a bumpy local road, just to stay in a dilapidated no-tell motel.

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