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upstate

upstate

138 3.4
In the northern or inland part of a state away from the city
  • adverb
  • /ˈʌpˌsteɪt/
  • US
: en el interior del estado
  • Once, she drove upstate with Paul and several friends.
  • go upstate
  • lives upstate
  • move upstate

So now what's interesting is he we start to head upstate to New York.

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Examples

  • My baby sister is married, has two boys of her own, and lives upstate.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • I grew up in upstate New York, and the first football game I ever saw was the Steelers in the Super Bowl.

  • But he was working on it from his upstate New York home, he said in his town.

  • And then they would have to drive upstate a couple of to get that test done.

    Megyn Kelly

  • So this past weekend I went up to upstate New York for my sister's graduation.

  • So this past weekend, I went up to upstate New York for my sister's graduation.

  • We were upstate in a smaller city, and we were in a nice sit-down restaurant.

    Blog text (9)

  • Why don't you take a few days off, maybe-- maybe go upstate, maybe go to Massachusetts?

    Picture Perfect (1997)

  • I love exploring upstate where it's very peaceful and I can just get grounded and mentally just shut off.

  • I plan to spend the summer upstate, enjoying the beautiful nature and quiet surroundings.

Synonyms

inland
vsupstate
33 3.8

A place inside a country away from the coast

is more specific to a state's northern areas contrasted with urban zones
upcountry
vsupstate
  • UK
1 6.8

From the inland part of a country away from the coast and main cities

focuses on northern or inland areas within a state contrasted with urban or coastal parts
outstate
vsupstate
  • US
1 6.7

Outside the main city of a state, in smaller towns or rural areas

emphasizes northern or inland parts of a state rather than simply outside the city

Antonyms

downstate
  • US
3 3.9

In the southern part of a state that is not the city

Surface Forms

upstate positive

Morphology

upstate = state (transparent) = up + state

A straightforward compound of 'up' + 'state' meaning the higher/northern or inland part of a state; learners who know both components can infer the meaning. [Postprocessing: moved 'up' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

The word upstate is simply up + state, where up means 'north' or 'higher on a map' and state means 'a region or part of a country'. So, to go upstate is to travel toward the northern or inland part of a state, often away from the city or the coast.