: the chiefly northerly sections of a state
also
: the chiefly rural part of a state when the major metropolitan area is in the south
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By Friday, the storm was expected to bring snow into Kentucky, Tennessee, far northern parts of Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, and into North Carolina and upstate South Carolina.
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Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2025
Answered Prayers Brooklynites Cristiana Peña and Nick Porter dreamed of living in an old church upstate.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 26 Dec. 2024
But, according to the report from PFM, the upstate tax credit produces a return of only six cents on every taxpayer dollar spent.
—Marc Hershberg, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Nearly everywhere in New York or upstate has a [commercial] airport that will take you anywhere in the country.
—Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Jan. 2025
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Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2025
Answered Prayers Brooklynites Cristiana Peña and Nick Porter dreamed of living in an old church upstate.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 26 Dec. 2024
But, according to the report from PFM, the upstate tax credit produces a return of only six cents on every taxpayer dollar spent.
—Marc Hershberg, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Nearly everywhere in New York or upstate has a [commercial] airport that will take you anywhere in the country.
—Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Upstate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upstate. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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upstate
adjective
up·state
ˈəp-ˌstāt 
: of, relating to, or typical of a part of a state away from a large city and especially to the north
upstate
noun or adverb
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