• Upstate

    Origin

    From up + state.

    Full definition of upstate

    Noun

    upstate

    (plural upstates)
    1. (US) The northern section of a state.

    Adjective

    upstate

    1. (US) Of the northern section of a state.They went hunting in upstate New York.

    Adverb

    upstate

    1. (US) To, or from the northern section of a state.He drove upstate to visit his mother.
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