upstateadv.adj.n.

Brit.

/ˌʌpˈsteɪt/,

/ˈʌpsteɪt/, U.S.

/ˈəpˌsteɪt/,

/ˌəpˈsteɪt/

Forms: Also up-State, up State, etc.

Originally and chiefly U.S.

A. adv.

1. In that part of a state which is (regarded as) higher than another, or is more remote from the chief centre. Frequently with reference to the State of New York.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > a or the state > [adverb] > higher part of state

upstate1901

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > part of country or district > [adverb] > remote or outlying

way back1853

upcountry1863

upstate1901

1901 in N. Amer. Rev. Feb. 162 American girls..imported from small towns up-State.

1938 J. W. Daniels Southerner discovers South 247 I heard about it upstate.

1958 Economist 8 Nov. 504/2 Confident..that he would do well in the city.., Mr Harriman had concentrated his efforts upstate.

1977 New Yorker 5 Sept. 29/3 He was coming upstate Friday, and staying for the weekend.

1985 Village Voice (N.Y.) 8 Jan. 3/1 At that time, the remaining six projects located upstate with 175 beds will be under construction.

2. U.S. slang. In prison.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > [adverb] > in prison

in1574

in (occasionally the) hock1859

on ice1931

upstate1934

1934 T. Wilder Heaven's my Destination 23 You get the strait-jacket..upstate.

1977 ‘E. McBain’ Long Time no See xi. 177 She got married while I was upstate doing time.

B. adj.

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, an area upstate; situated upstate, rural; also, designating part of a State remote (esp. north) from a large city, as upstate New York.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > part of country or district > [adjective] > remote or outlying

out of the wayc1175

uplandishc1380

foreign1424

outland1500

outlying1651

outsetting1658

back country1775

out-of-the-world1775

outlandish1792

outworld1808

upcountry1810

backwoodish1836

fresh water1860

backwoodsy1862

way back1884

outstate1911

upstate1935

1901 Daily Chron. 16 Sept. 3/7 All the up-State constituencies.

1904 Collier's 16 July 16/1 The crews of the up-State college [Cornell].

1935 Amer. Speech 10 107 Pronunciation in upstate New York... Upstate speech has been studied..by three previous investigators.

1949 Southern Weekly 16 Nov. 3/2 This is the figure with complete returns from Greater New York and 19 up-State districts missing.

1969 Wall St. Jrnl. 30 Sept. 28/3 Five days at an upstate New York county fair.

1978 J. Updike Coup vi. 219 Not a metropolis, but a small industrial city, of the type you call..upstate.

1983 ‘W. Haggard’ Heirloom i. 6 He had taken her back to up~State New York.

C. n. or elliptical.

An upstate region; a rural area.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > part of country or district > [noun] > remote or outlying area

nookc1480

out-country1639

outland1645

remoteness1694

backwoods1709

back county1775

remote1838

Mountains of the Moon1852

nowhere1871

the sticks1899

way back1901

downstate1905

back o' Bourke1918

far-back1926

woop woop1926

boohai?1946

bundu1946

Dogpatch1946

outback1954

toolies1961

upstate1965

Watford1973

1965 Economist 23 Jan. 323/1 It was the Democrats from ‘upstate’ (outside the city) who swung behind Mr Kennedy at once.

1972 Village Voice (N.Y.) 1 June 78/2 The Liberal Socialists, who came down every week from upstate for meetings.

1974 Progress (Easley, S. Carolina) 24 Apr. ii. 8/4 Many of us in the upstate do not appreciate the value of the Tidelands..to our environment.

Derivatives

ˈupstater n. one who lives or comes from upstate.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of U.S.A. > [noun] > parts of

New Englander1637

bayman1641

New English1647

Novangle1650

Novanglian1752

Yankee1765

cracker1766

Yank?1778

bushwhacker1809

tuckahoe1816

southerner1817

Yengees1819

muskrat1823

blue belly1827

half horse and half alligator1828

Southron1828

northerner1831

westerner1835

Northman1836

Easterner1838

Far-Wester1843

southwesterner1845

western1846

sand-hiller1848

Vineyarder1851

mountain boomer1859

Far Westerner1862

blue-nosed Yankee1866

Appalachian1888

sloper1892

Ozarkian1893

rebel1895

reb1897

Middle Westerner1899

hillbilly1900

Midwesterner1916

Ozarker1920

Geechee1926

Middle American1944

upstater1944

Mid-American1959

1944 E. A. Holton Yankees were like This xvii. 202 The Cape Codder and the Up-Stater are blood brothers with only the difference in the backdrops of sea or mountain.

1965 Economist 23 Jan. 323/1 Now, around the figure of Senator Kennedy,..the upstaters have begun to develop some strength.

1975 New Yorker 10 Feb. 106/3 In a move to put upstaters' minds at ease about one thing, Carey..assured them, ‘The capital of this state is not New York City or elsewhere.’

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	upstate
释义	upstateadv.adj.n. Brit. /ˌʌpˈsteɪt/, /ˈʌpsteɪt/, U.S. /ˈəpˌsteɪt/, /ˌəpˈsteɪt/ Forms: Also up-State, up State, etc. Originally and chiefly U.S. A. adv. 1. In that part of a state which is (regarded as) higher than another, or is more remote from the chief centre. Frequently with reference to the State of New York. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > a or the state > [adverb] > higher part of state upstate1901 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > part of country or district > [adverb] > remote or outlying way back1853 upcountry1863 upstate1901 1901 in N. Amer. Rev. Feb. 162 American girls..imported from small towns up-State. 1938 J. W. Daniels Southerner discovers South 247 I heard about it upstate. 1958 Economist 8 Nov. 504/2 Confident..that he would do well in the city.., Mr Harriman had concentrated his efforts upstate. 1977 New Yorker 5 Sept. 29/3 He was coming upstate Friday, and staying for the weekend. 1985 Village Voice (N.Y.) 8 Jan. 3/1 At that time, the remaining six projects located upstate with 175 beds will be under construction. 2. U.S. slang. In prison. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > [adverb] > in prison in1574 in (occasionally the) hock1859 on ice1931 upstate1934 1934 T. Wilder Heaven's my Destination 23 You get the strait-jacket..upstate. 1977 ‘E. McBain’ Long Time no See xi. 177 She got married while I was upstate doing time. B. adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, an area upstate; situated upstate, rural; also, designating part of a State remote (esp. north) from a large city, as upstate New York. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > part of country or district > [adjective] > remote or outlying out of the wayc1175 uplandishc1380 foreign1424 outland1500 outlying1651 outsetting1658 back country1775 out-of-the-world1775 outlandish1792 outworld1808 upcountry1810 backwoodish1836 fresh water1860 backwoodsy1862 way back1884 outstate1911 upstate1935 1901 Daily Chron. 16 Sept. 3/7 All the up-State constituencies. 1904 Collier's 16 July 16/1 The crews of the up-State college [Cornell]. 1935 Amer. Speech 10 107 Pronunciation in upstate New York... Upstate speech has been studied..by three previous investigators. 1949 Southern Weekly 16 Nov. 3/2 This is the figure with complete returns from Greater New York and 19 up-State districts missing. 1969 Wall St. Jrnl. 30 Sept. 28/3 Five days at an upstate New York county fair. 1978 J. Updike Coup vi. 219 Not a metropolis, but a small industrial city, of the type you call..upstate. 1983 ‘W. Haggard’ Heirloom i. 6 He had taken her back to up~State New York. C. n. or elliptical. An upstate region; a rural area. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > part of country or district > [noun] > remote or outlying area nookc1480 out-country1639 outland1645 remoteness1694 backwoods1709 back county1775 remote1838 Mountains of the Moon1852 nowhere1871 the sticks1899 way back1901 downstate1905 back o' Bourke1918 far-back1926 woop woop1926 boohai?1946 bundu1946 Dogpatch1946 outback1954 toolies1961 upstate1965 Watford1973 1965 Economist 23 Jan. 323/1 It was the Democrats from ‘upstate’ (outside the city) who swung behind Mr Kennedy at once. 1972 Village Voice (N.Y.) 1 June 78/2 The Liberal Socialists, who came down every week from upstate for meetings. 1974 Progress (Easley, S. Carolina) 24 Apr. ii. 8/4 Many of us in the upstate do not appreciate the value of the Tidelands..to our environment. Derivatives ˈupstater n. one who lives or comes from upstate. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of U.S.A. > [noun] > parts of New Englander1637 bayman1641 New English1647 Novangle1650 Novanglian1752 Yankee1765 cracker1766 Yank?1778 bushwhacker1809 tuckahoe1816 southerner1817 Yengees1819 muskrat1823 blue belly1827 half horse and half alligator1828 Southron1828 northerner1831 westerner1835 Northman1836 Easterner1838 Far-Wester1843 southwesterner1845 western1846 sand-hiller1848 Vineyarder1851 mountain boomer1859 Far Westerner1862 blue-nosed Yankee1866 Appalachian1888 sloper1892 Ozarkian1893 rebel1895 reb1897 Middle Westerner1899 hillbilly1900 Midwesterner1916 Ozarker1920 Geechee1926 Middle American1944 upstater1944 Mid-American1959 1944 E. A. Holton Yankees were like This xvii. 202 The Cape Codder and the Up-Stater are blood brothers with only the difference in the backdrops of sea or mountain. 1965 Economist 23 Jan. 323/1 Now, around the figure of Senator Kennedy,..the upstaters have begun to develop some strength. 1975 New Yorker 10 Feb. 106/3 In a move to put upstaters' minds at ease about one thing, Carey..assured them, ‘The capital of this state is not New York City or elsewhere.’ This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.adj.n.1901
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