interstate

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun one of the system of highways linking major cities in the 48 contiguous states of the United States
  2. adjective involving and relating to the mutual relations of states especially of the United States

Etymology

From inter- + state, originally as an adjective only; the noun is by (ellipsis) from interstate highway. The noun also serves adjectivally as a (noun adjunct) in such collocations as interstate construction and interstate rest stops.

In classic literature

Synonyms

interstate highway

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