multistate

adjective

mul·​ti·​state ˈməl-tē-ˌstāt How to pronounce multistate (audio)
-ˌtī-
1
: having divisions in several states
multistate enterprises
2
: of, relating to, or involving several states

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The investigation received support from Joint Task Force Vulcan, a multistate federal investigation unit created in 2019 to fight MS-13 in Long Island and other parts of the tristate area. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025 Most of the cases are concentrated in a multistate outbreak involving Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and possibly Kansas that reached 709 cases Friday, according to state health department updates. Neha Mukherjee, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025 The multistate outbreak confirms health experts’ fears that the virus will take hold in other U.S. communities with low vaccination rates and that the spread could stretch on for a year. Devi Shastri, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025 Chicago Tribune The multistate outbreak confirms health experts’ fears that the virus will take hold in other U.S. communities with low vaccination rates and that the spread could stretch on for a year. Devi Shastri, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for multistate

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of multistate was in 1928

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“Multistate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multistate. Accessed 12 May. 2025.

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