upstate

plural upstates

1. USThe northern section of a state.

   Antonyms: downstate

2. USThe inland section of a state, particularly of South Carolina.

   Antonyms: Lowcountry

3. A period during sleep when somebody is primed and ready to learn.

   Antonyms: downstate

comparative more upstate · superlative most upstate

1. USOf the northern section of a state.

   They went hunting in upstate New York.

   2 more examples

   Superintendent Chalmers: You call hamburgers "steamed hams"? Principal Skinner: Yes, it's a regional dialect. Superintendent Chalmers: Uh-huh? What region? Principal Skinner: Uh, upstate New York. Superintendent Chalmers: Really? Well, I'm from Utica and I never heard anyone use the phrase "steamed hams". Principal Skinner: Oh, not in Utica, no. It's an Albany expression. Superintendent Chalmers: I see.

   1996 April 14, Bill Oakley, “22 Short Films About Springfield” (01:21 from the start), in The Simpsons, season 7, episode 21, spoken by Superintendent Chalmers and Principal Skinner (Hank Azaria and Harry Shearer), segment "Skinner & The Superintendent", production code 3F18

   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.

   2019 June 10, Mimi Vu, “How a 19th-Century Workman’s Cottage Became a Family Home”, in The New York Times Style Magazine, archived from the original on 25 Aug 2019

comparative more upstate · superlative most upstate

1. USTo the northern section of a state.

   He drove upstate to visit his mother.