upstate
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upstate
- /ˈʌp.steɪt/ UK, US
- /ʌpˈsteɪt/ UK, US
Rhymes with -ʌpsteɪt, -eɪt
noun upstates
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The northern section of a state.
Opposite: downstate
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The inland section of a state, particularly of South Carolina.
Opposite: Lowcountry
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A period during sleep when somebody is primed and ready to learn.
Opposite: downstate
adjective more upstate · most upstate
- Of the northern section of a state. They went hunting in upstate New York.
adverb more upstate · most upstate
- To the northern section of a state. He drove upstate to visit his mother.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: northern, nord, north, northerly, downstate, southern tier, upper south, ulster, catskill mountains, syracuse, new york, upton, union, appalachians, onondaga, owego
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noun northern section of a state
| Deutsch | nördliche Hälfte (des US-Bundesstaates), nördlicher Teil (des US-Bundesstaates) |
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| Русский | северная часть штата severnaja častʹ štata |
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title = {upstate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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