Learn English – ‘Out state’ or ‘non-state’? What do we refer to the people who don’t belong to our state

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In India, among college-goers, 'out-state' serves as an adjective! I think it's a poor use of that word. The youngsters, though informally, refer the people from different state as 'out-state'.

Forgive him; he does not know the rituals. He's 'out-state'!

It's a poor use of 'out state' words. Today, I read in the newspaper (Indian)

The article 370 does not allow non-state subjects to purchase any immovable property in the state.

This looked a bit standard but want to confirm by you all.

What do you refer to a person who is from different state? 'Out-state person', 'Outlander' (but I think this is someone from different country) or non-state subject?

Any better word/term for a person from different state (say -New York State) staying in different state (say -Alaska)?

Best Answer

We sometimes use the term out-of-state when referring to something like the tuition rate, and non-resident when referring to the person:

She's a non-resident; she'll have to pay out-of-state tuition next year.

Here's how I'd say the second sentence in your question (U.S. English):

Article 370 does not allow out-of-state buyers to purchase any immovable property in the state.

or:

Article 370 does not allow non-residents to purchase any immovable property in the state.

As for the first, that seems more informal; I'd simply say:

Forgive him; he does not know the rituals. He's not from around here!

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