intrastate

American  

[in-truh-steyt] / ˌɪn trəˈsteɪt /

adjective

1. existing or occurring within the boundaries of a state, especially of the United States.

   intrastate commerce.

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intrastate British  

/ ˌɪntrəˈsteɪt /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or confined within a single state, esp a state of the US

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Etymology

Origin of intrastate

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; intra- + state

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How does intrastate compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• interstate vs. intrastate

Example Sentences

As a USC alum I’d hate it too if the Notre Dame rivalry went away, just as I hated losing the longer standing intrastate rivalries with Stanford and Cal.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2024

Southwest remains a minor player on California’s busiest intrastate route between San Francisco and Los Angeles, but it overwhelmingly dominates air travel at seven of California’s 10 busiest airports.

From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2022

Jared Walczak, Tax Foundation vice president of state projects, chalked up the tax-cutting fervor to a perfect storm of pandemic revenue growth, high inflation, greater worker mobility and increased intrastate competition for employers and employees.

From Washington Times • Dec. 29, 2022

Her biggest contribution is to update the image most of us have of intrastate wars — an image she shows is woefully obsolete.

From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2022

And subsequent holdings in cases involving foreign corporations doing a mixed business, comprising both interstate and intrastate elements, have tended on the whole to restore the rule stated in Paul v.

From The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 by Corwin, Edward Samuel