upstate

American  

[uhp-steyt] / ˈʌpˈsteɪt /

noun

1. the part of a state that is farther north or farther from the chief city, especially the northerly part of New York State.

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adjective

1. of or coming from such an area.

2. located in or characteristic of this part.

adverb

1. in, to, or into the upstate area.

upstate British  

/ ˈʌpˈsteɪt /

adjective

1. towards, in, from, or relating to the outlying or northern sections of a state, esp of New York State

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noun

1. the outlying, esp northern, sections of a state

Other Word Forms

• upstater noun

Etymology

Origin of upstate

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; up- + state

Example Sentences

Warsh, 55 years old, grew up in upstate New York, where he attended a public high school before studying for a bachelor’s degree in public policy at Stanford and graduating in 1992.

From The Wall Street Journal

Warsh, whose father manufactured school uniforms, was raised in upstate New York.

From The Wall Street Journal

News last month that Heng Guan had been detained in upstate New York by U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yet Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Mr. Guan in August after encountering him by chance, and he’s been in a jail in upstate New York since.

From The Wall Street Journal

A native of upstate New York, Homan began his career in law enforcement as a police officer before joining border patrol in 1984 in southern California.

From BBC