English Online Dictionary. What means interstate? What does interstate mean?
English
Alternative forms
- (freeway that is part of the Interstate Highway System): I, IH (Texas), IR (Ohio; rare), Int. (obsolete), ISR (obsolete)
Etymology
From inter- + state.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɪntɚˌsteɪt/, [ˈɪɾ̃ɚˌsteɪ̯t]
Adjective
interstate (not comparable)
- (chiefly US and Australia) Of, or relating to two or more states.
Derived terms
- interstate compact
Adverb
interstate (not comparable)
- (chiefly US and Australia) Crossing states (usually provincial state, but also e.g. multinational sense).
Translations
Noun
interstate (plural interstates)
- (US) A freeway that is part of the Interstate Highway System.
Translations
Latin
Verb
interstāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of interstō