upstate
upstate
adverb
/ˌʌpˈsteɪt/
(US English)
​in or to a part of a state that is far from its main cities, especially a northern part
They retired and went to live upstate.
We drove upstate in search of snow.
OPPOSITE downstate
TOPICS Geography C1
upstate
adjective
/ˌʌpˈsteɪt/
only before noun (US English)
​in a part of a state that is far from its main cities, especially a northern part
upstate New York
OPPOSITE downstate
TOPICS Geography C1