upstate
IPA: ˈʌpstˈeɪt
noun
- (US) The northern section of a state.
- A period during sleep when somebody is primed and ready to learn.
adjective
- (US) Of the northern section of a state.
adverb
- (US) To the northern section of a state.
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Examples of "upstate" in Sentences
- Poughkeepsie isn't even upstate.
- I grew up and live in the upstate.
- I've changed it back to the Upstate.
- I'm in upstate NY, teaching chemistry.
- Many places in the Upstate do the same.
- It is a drama set in wintry upstate New York.
- Therefore it has to be in Upstate California by default.
- Corporations based in or with a major presence in the Upstate.
- The chart is supposed to be representative of NYC, not upstate.
- The other major industry in the Upstate is the healthcare and pharmaceuticals.