tri-state

Spanning three states

Tri-state describes something involving three states, typically neighboring ones that form a regional identity.

The term appears in names of businesses, sports leagues, and media markets: the tri-state area, tri-state moving company.

In the northeastern U.S., "the tri-state area" usually means New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

In electronics, tri-state refers to a circuit with three possible output conditions: high, low, or disconnected.

electronics

logic

Science of valid reasoning

bus · output · enable · disable · IC · circuit · driver · bidirectional · microcontroller · pin

regional

New York

Northeastern metropolis and state

commuter · area · NYC · Hudson · suburbs · transit · corridor · Newark · Stamford · region

checkbox

indeterminate

Not exactly known

UI · toggle · parent · child · hierarchy · tree · checked · unchecked · intermediate · widget

Categories
Opposites
number of jurisdictions

tri-stateintrastate

Within one state

local · statewide · municipal · countywide · multi-state

geographic scope

tri-statelocal

Of this area

municipal · statewide · national · federal · nationwide

political unity

tri-stateunified

Combined into one

consolidated · unitary · centralized · monolithic

Family

tristate

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G