Definition of "upstate" []

• The northerly section of a state in the United States. (noun)
• To, from, or in the northerly section of a state: drove upstate on vacation; went fishing in upstate New York. (adverb)

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• "The push back has been much less than you would imagine, especially in upstate which is much more "red" than you would think."
• "Without giving anything away, I can mention that Wallace writes, "Elroy had the bottles examined by two experts, one an engraver who worked near the Corning Museum of Glass in upstate New York.""
• "Idaho presently has only one law school — that of the U of I in upstate Moscow."