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[ uhp-steyt ] / ˈʌpˈsteɪt /
nounthe part of a state that is farther north or farther from the chief city, especially the northerly part of New York State. adjectiveof or coming from such an area. located in or characteristic of this part. adverbin, to, or into the upstate area. Origin of upstateAn Americanism dating back to 1900–05; up- + state OTHER WORDS FROM upstateupstater, nounWords nearby upstateupspring, upstage, upstairs, upstanding, upstart, upstate, upstream, upstretched, upstroke, up-sum, upsurge Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for upstateOne was a Quaker school, whose name he can no longer recall, in upstate New York. The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST Republican Elise Stefanik, 30, of upstate New York, just became the youngest woman ever elected to the House of Representatives. When Will We See a #Millennial Congress?|Linda Killian|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST At the same time, Eldridge was quietly preparing to run for Congress in upstate New York. The Rise and Fall of Chris Hughes and Sean Eldridge, America’s Worst Gay Power Couple|James Kirchick|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST This month, the Mars family moved from Oklahoma City to upstate New York, hoping to live somewhere more progressive. Loud, Proud, and Atheist: ‘Openly Secular’ Encourages Nonbelievers to Come Out of the Closet|Vlad Chituc|September 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In an ultra-Orthodox enclave of upstate New York, a former student has accused a principal of sex acts. This 'Holy Guy'—and Grandfather of 100—Is Accused of Sexually Abusing a Student|Batya Ungar-Sargon|September 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST Vaguely they'd had the impression that the mother had come from somewhere upstate; where, they did not know. Rich Man, Poor Man|Maximilian Foster And, by the way, come to think of it, is there really any upstate Democrats left? Plunkitt of Tammany Hall|George Washington Plunkitt He held an engineering degree from a small polytechnical institute in upstate New York. The Final Figure|Samuel Kimball Merwin There was snow and that part of Germany had weather about the same as upstate New York. The Biography of a Rabbit|Roy Benson It was from some upstate village,—and the house servants of the mistress had aided in the attack upon her.
British Dictionary definitions for upstate
adjective, adverbtowards, in, from, or relating to the outlying or northern sections of a state, esp of New York State nounthe outlying, esp northern, sections of a state Derived forms of upstateupstater, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |