downstate

noun

down·​state ˈdau̇n-ˌstāt How to pronounce downstate (audio)
: the chiefly southerly sections of a state
also : the chiefly rural part of a state when the major metropolitan area is to the north
downstate adjective or adverb
downstater noun

Examples of downstate in a Sentence

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Proponents of leaving the flag alone, among them Ayn Patton Bartok, a resident of Bryant’s downstate district, have taken their case to social media. Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025 But without further changes that account for the higher cost of living downstate, local schools would receive less state funding than if the formula stayed the same. Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2025 On Monday, the 32-year-old watched Trump’s second inauguration from the much calmer setting of his downstate home in Marseilles, and processed the news that Trump was pardoning him. Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025 Congestion pricing is unpopular: More than half of New York State voters who responded to a Siena College survey in December opposed it, including 60 percent of downstate suburbanites. James Barron, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for downstate 

Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of downstate was in 1905

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“Downstate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downstate. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.

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