tristate

adjective

tri·​state ˈtrī-ˈstāt How to pronounce tristate (audio)
-ˌstāt
: of, relating to, or consisting of three adjoining states
the tristate area

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Menus are posted online and attract a diverse group of diners from the tristate area. — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Apr. 2025 However, that still represented a significant improvement from Monday, when more than 90% of flights into and out of the tristate area were canceled. — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026 After her lecture, Astrid says she was asked to fill out a piece of paper with her sentence — she was banned from all Whole Foods in the tristate area for stealing approximately $30 of food. — Nora Deligter, Curbed, 6 Mar. 2026 My life was filled with psych papers and clinical research after my original move to the tristate area back in August 2019 for my master’s degree in experimental psychology. — Nyla Stanford, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2022 See All Example Sentences for tristate

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tristate was in 1900

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“Tristate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tristate. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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