intrastate

[ in-truh-steyt ]
/ ˌɪn trəˈsteɪt /

adjective

existing or occurring within the boundaries of a state, especially of the United States: intrastate commerce.
Compare interstate.

Origin of intrastate

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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH intrastate

interstate intestate intrastate

Words nearby intrastate

intrapreneur, intrapsychic, intraspecies, intraspecific, intraspinal, intrastate, intratelluric, intrathecal, intrauterine, intrauterine amputation, intrauterine contraceptive

Example sentences from the Web for intrastate

  • And this despite the fact that the vast majority of freight traffic is interstate, rather than intrastate.

    The Railroad Problem |Edward Hungerford

  • Then, the explanation is—although the classifications changed from interstate to intrastate, it was the same claim.

    Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for intrastate

intrastate
/ (ˌɪntrəˈsteɪt) /

adjective

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