Tristate Definition & Meaning

Definition

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tristate British / ˈtraɪˌsteɪt /

adjective

1. (of a digital computer chip) having high, low, and floating output states

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Example Sentences

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The company is looking to continue expanding across the tristate area and in top-10 markets across the country.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I’m from Connecticut, and I have a lot of friends who are native Brooklynites,” Brier says of the Tristate Area-specific inspiration behind her earliest videos.

From Los Angeles Times

My friends, who have found their partners through Hinge, Bumble and Tinder, try to cajole me into sticking with it, telling me that I just have to go through the entire NYC tristate area before I find something meaningful.

From Salon

Signature, based in New York, was a large commercial lender in the tristate area, but had in recent years gotten into cryptocurrencies as a potential growth business.

From Washington Times

Living here, it often feels as if a production loses its cachet as soon as it’s drained the tristate audience and turns to visitors; not even “Sleep No More” or “Hamilton” are immune.

From New York Times

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