upstate
nounadjectiveadverbattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈʌp.steɪt//
The northern section of a state.
noun
- 1
The northern section of a state.
- 2
The inland section of a state, particularly of South Carolina.
- 3
A period during sleep when somebody is primed and ready to learn.
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.
adjective
- 1
Of the northern section of a state.
They went hunting in upstate New York.
But for Stefanie Brechbuehler and Robert Highsmith, the husband-and-wife co-founders of the Brooklyn-based design firm Workstead, the recent revamp of an 1850s residence in upstate New York not only presented them with a thrilling challenge, it also marked a celebratory homecoming after a few years spent living in the South.
adverb
- 1
To the northern section of a state.
He drove upstate to visit his mother.
Forms
- plural
- upstates
- comparative
- more upstate
- superlative
- most upstate