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interstate

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in·ter·state  (ntr-stt)
adj.
Involving, existing between, or connecting two or more states.
n.
One of a system of highways extending between the major cities of the 48 contiguous United States.

interstate [ˈɪntəˌsteɪt]
adj
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) between or involving two or more of the states of the US, Australia, etc.
adv
Austral to or into another state
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Noun1.interstate - one of the system of highways linking major cities in the 48 contiguous states of the United States
highway, main road - a major road for any form of motor transport
Adj.1.interstate - involving and relating to the mutual relations of states especially of the United States; "Interstate Highway Commission"; "interstate highways"; "Interstate Commerce Commission"; "interstate commerce"
intrastate - relating to or existing within the boundaries of a state; "intrastate as well as interstate commerce"
Translations
interstate [ˌɪntəˈsteɪt] ADJ [relations, commerce] → interestatal, entre estados (US) [highway] → interestatal
interstate
adj (US) → zwischen den (US-Bundes)staaten, zwischenstaatlich; interstate highway(Bundes)autobahn f, → Interstate Highway m
n (US) → (Bundes)autobahn f, → Interstate (Highway) m
interstate [ˌɪntəˈsteɪt] adjfra stati
interstate [ˌɪntəˈsteɪt] adjfra stati


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or swine, or the packing of any of their products, the carcasses or products of which are to become subjects of interstate or foreign commerce, shall make application to the Secretary of Agriculture for inspection of said animals and their products.
It's on record, your position on interstate commerce regulation, on regulation of the railway trust and Standard Oil, on the conservation of the forests, on a thousand and one restrictive measures that are nothing else than socialistic.
 
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