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downstate

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From down + state.

noun downstates

  1. US The southern region of certain US states, particularly Michigan, New York, and Illinois. The final election returns from downstate may not be available until late Wednesday morning.

    Opposite: upstate

  2. A period during sleep when somebody is not primed and not ready to learn.

    Opposite: upstate

adjective more downstate · most downstate

  1. US Of the southern section of a state.

adverb more downstate · most downstate

  1. US To the southern section of a state.

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noun southern section of a state

Deutschsüdliche Hälfte (des US-Bundesstaates), südlicher Teil (des US-Bundesstaates)

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@misc{downstate_2026,
  title = {downstate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/downstate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}