tristate

tristate
a) Having, or pertaining to, three distinct states.

This tristate logic deals with true, false, and unknown values.

b) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a region in the United States where three state borders come to a single point.

The event will be sponsored by several tristate businesses.

2. noun
The area in some regions of the United States where three state borders come to a single point.

The Tristate is on alert after a rash of home burglaries.


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  • Tristate — Buffer mit Symbol gem. ANSI/ISO TriState Buffer mit Symbol gem. DIN …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • tristate — /truy stayt /, adj. 1. pertaining to a territory made up of three adjoining states: a tristate league. 2. pertaining to the three adjoining parts of such states: the tristate region of Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska. Also, tri state. [TRI +… …   Useful english dictionary

  • tristate — /truy stayt /, adj. 1. pertaining to a territory made up of three adjoining states: a tristate league. 2. pertaining to the three adjoining parts of such states: the tristate region of Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska. Also, tri state. [TRI +… …   Universalium

  • tristate — adjective Date: 1900 of, relating to, or consisting of three adjoining states < the tristate area > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • tristate — tri|state [ traı,steıt ] adjective AMERICAN related to three states near each other: There is snow blanketing the entire tristate area …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Tristate-Gate — TriState Buffer mit Symbol gem. ANSI/ISO TriState Buffer mit Symbol gem. DIN …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Tristate-Gatter — TriState Buffer mit Symbol gem. ANSI/ISO TriState Buffer mit Symbol gem. DIN …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • tristate — adjective AmE related to a group of three states in the US …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • tristate — UK [ˈtraɪˌsteɪt] / US adjective American related to three states near each other …   English dictionary

  • tristate — tri′state or tri′ state adj. pertaining to a territory made up of three adjoining states or to the three adjoining parts of such states …   From formal English to slang

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