adj
Meaning 1
Of the northern section of a state.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Examples
- They went hunting in upstate New York.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
upstate
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Pronunciation
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UK, US: /ˈʌp.steɪt/
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rhymes with -ʌpsteɪt
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UK, US: /ʌpˈsteɪt/
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rhymes with -eɪt
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CMU ARPABET: AH1 P S T EY1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
To the northern section of a state.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Examples
- He drove upstate to visit his mother.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
The northern section of a state.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: downstate
noun
Meaning 4
The inland section of a state, particularly of South Carolina.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: Lowcountry
noun
Meaning 5
A period during sleep when somebody is primed and ready to learn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: downstate
adverb
Meaning 6
in or toward the northern parts of a state
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he lives upstate New York
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Germanic *ub Proto-Germanic *upp Proto-West Germanic *upp Old English upp Middle English up English up Proto-Indo-European *steh2- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh2-tu-s ~ *sth2-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state English upstate From up + state.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: nördliche Hälfte (des US-Bundesstaates) — northern section of a state
- German: nördlicher Teil (des US-Bundesstaates) — northern section of a state
- Russian: северная часть штата (severnaja častʹ štata) — northern section of a state
Real reading context