inter-state
Between American regions
Inter-state means between or among states, typically referring to U.S. states rather than nations.
The hyphenated form appears in formal or legal contexts: inter-state commerce, inter-state agreements.
In everyday usage, the unhyphenated *interstate* dominates, especially for the highway system: Take the interstate.
Major road for travel
- truckingRoad-based freight shipping
- commerceExchange of goods, services
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
- freightGoods being transported
travel · commute · corridor · route · toll · rest stop · weigh station · long-haul
Legal authority's scope
- compactTightly packed together
- agreementShared position between parties
- extraditionFugitive transfer between jurisdictions
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
federal · constitutional · boundary · dispute · treaty · legislation · authority · reciprocity
Struggle for supremacy
- footballField sport with goals
- matchGame between opponents
- gameOrganized play or sport
- showdownDecisive final confrontation
tournament · contest · championship · derby · versus · bragging rights · series · clash
Permanent change of residence
- movingEmotionally affecting
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
- exodusMass departure from somewhere
population shift · mobility · brain drain · outflow · influx · demographic · displacement · newcomer
highway
Major road for travel
- truckingRoad-based freight shipping
- commerceExchange of goods, services
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
freight · travel · commute · corridor · route · toll · rest stop · weigh station · long-haul · cross-country
jurisdiction
Legal authority's scope
- compactTightly packed together
- agreementShared position between parties
- extraditionFugitive transfer between jurisdictions
regulation · federal · constitutional · boundary · dispute · treaty · legislation · authority · reciprocity · enforcement
competition
Struggle for supremacy
showdown · tournament · contest · championship · derby · versus · bragging rights · series · clash · faceoff
relocation
Permanent change of residence
- movingEmotionally affecting
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
exodus · population shift · mobility · brain drain · outflow · influx · demographic · displacement · newcomer · transplanting