- stateside (adj.)
- also state-side, 1944, World War II U.S. military slang, from the States "United States" (see state (n.2)) + side.
- statesman (n.)
- 1590s, after French homme d'état; see state (n.1) + man (n.). Related: Statesmanly; statesmanship. Stateswoman attested from c. 1600.
- united states (n.)
- attested from 1617, originally with reference to Holland; the North American confederation first so called in 1776. United Provinces were the seven northern provinces of the Netherlands, allied from 1579, later developing into the kingdom of Holland.