interstate

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interstates

1) ADJ: ADJ n Interstate means between states, especially the states of the United States.

...interstate highways.

...federal barriers to interstate banking.

2) N-COUNT: also N num In the United States, an interstate is a major road linking states.

We were driving along Interstate 280, toward my home in Woodside.

...the southbound lane of Interstate 75.