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in state

adv, adj — 5 senses

in state

advalso spelled in-state
1

With pomp and ceremony.

  • Emperor Ling went in state to the Hall of Virtue. As he drew near the throne, a rushing whirlwind arose in the corner of the hall and, lo! from the roof beams floated down a monstrous black serpent that coiled itself up on the very seat of majesty. The Emperor fell in a swoon.1925, Luo Guanzhong, translated by Charles Henry Brewitt-Taylor, Romance of the Three Kingdoms:
  • Aunt Alexandra’s visits from the Landing were rare, and she traveled in state. She owned a bright green square Buick and a black chauffeur, both kept in an unhealthy state of tidiness, but today they were nowhere to be seen.1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC:
2

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, state.

  • Her grandparents moved in state last year.
Derived terms
lie in state
Related terms
in a state

in-state

adj

/ˈɪn.steɪt/

Etymology From in + state.

1

Australia, India, Malaysia, Nigeria, US, Also Existing or occurring within a single state.

  • in-state travel
  • The Michigan football team’s annual tilt with in-state rival Michigan State will be a 7:30 p.m. ET game.2017 September 26, Rachel Lenzi, “Michigan-Michigan State”, in The Diehards Network, archived from the original on 26 Sep 2017:
2

Australia, India, Malaysia, Nigeria, US, Also Of or from the state where an institution is located, especially a public or state-funded college or university.

  • an in-state student
3

Australia, India, Malaysia, Nigeria, US, Also Applicable to or available to individuals of or from the state.

  • in-state tuition
  • Out-of-state tuition is generally two to three times higher than in-state tuition for each of the years, regardless of institution type.2007, Ronald G. Ehrenberg, What's Happening to Public Education? The Shifting Financial Burden, page 172:
Antonyms
out-of-state

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — authors: page histories for in state and in-state.