upstate

UK: /ˈʌpˈsteɪt/ US: /ˈʌpˈsteɪt/ ,(up′stāt′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

up•state /ˈʌpˈsteɪt/   n. [uncountable]

1. the part of a state that is farther north or farther from the chief city.

adj. 

2. of or coming from such an area.

adv. 

3. in, to, or toward an upstate area.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

up•state  (up′stāt′), n. 

1. the part of a state that is farther north or farther from the chief city, esp. the northerly part of New York State.

adj. 

2. of or coming from such an area.
3. located in or characteristic of this part.

adv. 

4. in, to, or into the upstate area.

• up- + state 1900–05, American.

up′stat′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

upstate / ˈʌpˈsteɪt/ adjective , adverb

1. towards, in, from, or relating to the outlying or northern sections of a state, esp of New York State

noun

1. the outlying, esp northern, sections of a state

ˈupˈstater noun