upstate

English

Etymology

From up +‎ state.

Noun

upstate (plural upstates)

(US) The northern section of a state.

Translations

northern section of a state

German: nördliche Hälfte (des US-Bundesstaates), nördlicher Teil (des US-Bundesstaates)

Adjective

upstate (comparative more upstate, superlative most upstate)

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

Adverb

upstate (comparative more upstate, superlative most upstate)

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

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