upstate

[ uhp-steyt ]

/ ˈʌpˈsteɪt /

noun

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

adjective

of or coming from such an area.

located in or characteristic of this part.

adverb

in, to, or into the upstate area.

Origin of upstate

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

Related formsup·stat·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for upstate

One was a Quaker school, whose name he can no longer recall, in upstate New York.
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Republican Elise Stefanik, 30, of upstate New York, just became the youngest woman ever elected to the House of Representatives.
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At the same time, Eldridge was quietly preparing to run for Congress in upstate New York.
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This month, the Mars family moved from Oklahoma City to upstate New York, hoping to live somewhere more progressive.
Loud, Proud, and Atheist: ‘Openly Secular’ Encourages Nonbelievers to Come Out of the Closet|Vlad Chituc|September 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In an ultra-Orthodox enclave of upstate New York, a former student has accused a principal of sex acts.
This 'Holy Guy'—and Grandfather of 100—Is Accused of Sexually Abusing a Student|Batya Ungar-Sargon|September 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Vaguely they'd had the impression that the mother had come from somewhere upstate; where, they did not know.
Rich Man, Poor Man|Maximilian Foster
And, by the way, come to think of it, is there really any upstate Democrats left?
Plunkitt of Tammany Hall|George Washington Plunkitt
He held an engineering degree from a small polytechnical institute in upstate New York.
The Final Figure|Samuel Kimball Merwin
There was snow and that part of Germany had weather about the same as upstate New York.
The Biography of a Rabbit|Roy Benson
It was from some upstate village,—and the house servants of the mistress had aided in the attack upon her.
Mountain|Clement Wood

British Dictionary definitions for upstate

upstate

/ (ˈʌpˈsteɪt) US /

adjective, adverb

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

noun

the outlying, esp northern, sections of a state

Derived Formsupstater, noun

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