downstate
noun
down·state
ˈdau̇n-ˌstāt 
: the chiefly southerly sections of a state
also
: the chiefly rural part of a state when the major metropolitan area is to the north
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The agency has indicated Stateville, in Crest Hill near Joliet could be shuttered as soon as September, while Logan in downstate Lincoln could remain open until its new facility is built.
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Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2024
Substantial portions of both these hikes are the result of wasteful investments in new gas pipes, and downstate N.Y. can expect larger hikes in the future.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 14 May 2024
The short list’s most famous entrant is Franklin Delano Roosevelt, whose family estate in Hyde Park is somewhere in that fuzzy expanse separating upstate and downstate New York.
—Nate Schweber, New York Times, 6 June 2024
Republicans accused Democrats of using the appointment ban in an effort to help protect some incumbents in November, most notably one of the few downstate House Democrats, state Rep. Katie Stuart of Edwardsville.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2024
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Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2024
Substantial portions of both these hikes are the result of wasteful investments in new gas pipes, and downstate N.Y. can expect larger hikes in the future.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 14 May 2024
The short list’s most famous entrant is Franklin Delano Roosevelt, whose family estate in Hyde Park is somewhere in that fuzzy expanse separating upstate and downstate New York.
—Nate Schweber, New York Times, 6 June 2024
Republicans accused Democrats of using the appointment ban in an effort to help protect some incumbents in November, most notably one of the few downstate House Democrats, state Rep. Katie Stuart of Edwardsville.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2024
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“Downstate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downstate. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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