statemate

English

Etymology

state +‎ mate

Noun

statemate (plural statemates)

1. One who comes from the same state.
   • 1998, Frances Weaver, I'm Not As Old As I Used to Be

     We in southern Colorado have little in common with our northern statemates. Nobody who hasn't been there can appreciate Kansas.

   • 2008 January 20, Harvey Araton, “The Giants’ Country Boy in Short Sleeves”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Tauscher is his lone statemate on the Packers.

Anagrams

• metastate