Associations to the word «Interstate»

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Wiktionary

INTERSTATE, adjective. (chiefly US and Australia) of, or relating to two or more states
INTERSTATE, adverb. (chiefly US and Australia) crossing states (usually provincial state, but also e.g. multinational sense).
INTERSTATE, noun. (US) A freeway that is part of the Interstate Highway System
INTERSTATE COMPACT, noun. (US) Any of several agreements, comparable to treaties, between states of the United States

Dictionary definition

INTERSTATE, noun. One of the system of highways linking major cities in the 48 contiguous states of the United States.
INTERSTATE, adjective. Involving and relating to the mutual relations of states especially of the United States; "Interstate Highway Commission"; "interstate highways"; "Interstate Commerce Commission"; "interstate commerce".

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