multistate
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4.1
- adjective
- /ˈmʌltiˌsteɪt/
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multistatal
- HSEES is an active multistate web-based surveillance system maintained by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
- multistate outbreak
- multistate action
- multistate study
Examples
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Consumer class actions typically involve minimal diversity, so a key result of CAFA is that defendants may remove most multistate class actions to federal court.
Academic text (2007) -
One tiny species, P. curvatus, has been successfully established on black and hybrid fire ants in a multistate release program that began in 2002.
Academic text (2004) -
In ending those wars, the countries of the West learned to live as a single multistate community despite differences in religious beliefs.
Academic text (1998) -
The most significant effect of CAFA has been to make multistate class actions a matter primarily for the federal courts.
Academic text (2007) -
Most recently, in early 2015, a large multistate measles outbreak was linked to an infected individual who had visited Disneyland in Southern California.
Academic text (2016) -
At-risk species that are both outside of the limited umbrella of federally managed species and declining rangewide across multistate areas should be identified.
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Most recently, an infected individual who visited Disneyland in Anaheim, California, triggered a multistate measles outbreak.
Academic text (2016) -
Until this study, the extent to which students with the most significant cognitive disabilities (within a large multistate sample) are excluded from regular, inclusive classroom settings was not readily known.
Academic text (2015) -
With the prospective benefits of enhanced regional integration and the building of trust and confidence among neighboring states, these bottom-up, multistate initiatives have the potential to increase regional stability by initiating cooperation on common issues like the coastal environment.
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The new multistate agreement aims to improve transportation infrastructure across several regions.
Synonyms
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4.0
Relating to two or more states within the same country
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Multistate is formed from multi- meaning 'many', like in multiple, and state meaning 'a part of a country' or 'region'. So multistate describes something that happens in or involves 'many states', such as a lottery or investigation across several regions.