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downstate
[ noun adverb doun-steyt; adjective doun-steyt ]
adjective
- located in or characteristic of this part:
The downstate precincts reported early.
adverb
- in, to, or into the downstate area:
We're going downstate for the holidays.
downstate
/ ˈdaʊnˌsteɪt /
adjective
- in, or relating to the part of the state away from large cities, esp the southern part
adverb
- towards the southern part of a state
noun
- the southern part of a state
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Other Words From
- downstater noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of downstate1
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Example Sentences
She was born in the downstate Illinois town of Blue Mound in 1972 and still carries traces of the Midwest in her voice.
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Like the Korean Peninsula, Illinois is cleft into two parts: Chicagoland and “downstate.”
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The downstate economy has always been shielded by finance and banking, the biggest players headquartered in New York City.
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The cornfield districts downstate will go strongly Republican.
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