interstate
pronunciation
How to pronounce interstate in British English:
UK [ˈɪntəsteɪt]
How to pronounce interstate in American English:
US [ˈɪntərsteɪt]
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- Adjective:
- involving and relating to the mutual relations of states especially of the US
Word Origin
- interstate (adj.)
- 1845, from inter- + state (n.). As "an interstate highway," by 1986, American English.
Example
- 1. They creep along in miles long traffic jams on the interstate .
- 2. And the constitution 's " commerce clause " authorises congress to regulate interstate activity .
- 3. Ecg charges 2.5 cents a minute for interstate phone calls ; pioneer 's price is 2.7 cents .
- 4. Our federal government built the interstate highway system much more quickly and cost-effectively than private enterprise ever could have .
- 5. Mr spitzer has not been charged but evidence in court papers supports allegations that he violated federal bans on interstate prostitution .