upstate

upstate Definition

☆ up·state (up′stāt′; for adj. and adv. up′stāt′)

noun

that part of a state farther to the north or away from a large city; specif., the northern part of New York

adjective, adverb

in, to, or from upstate

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upstate Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

Used with adjective complement

move: Valenti then moved upstate to San Francisco, where the folk circuit was much more healthy.

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