<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (August 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (August 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Tri-state area is an informal term in the eastern contiguous United States for any of several regions associated with a particular town or metropolis that, with adjacent suburbs, lie across three states . Some of these involve a state boundary tripoint . Other tri-state areas have a more diffuse population that shares a connected economy and geography--especially with respect to geology, botany, or climate--such as the tri-state area of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut . The term "tri-state area" often occurs in movies and radio and television commercials . </P> <Ul> <Li> The New York metropolitan area, which covers parts of the states of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut . </Li> </Ul>

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