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upstate
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upstate
(noun)
upstate
/
ˈ
ʌpˌsteɪt/
noun
upstate
/
ˈ
ʌpˌsteɪt/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of UPSTATE
[
noncount
]
US
:
the northern part of a state
She's from
upstate
.
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— upstate
/
ˈ
ʌp
ˈ
steɪt/
adjective
,
always used before a noun
He lives in
upstate
New York.
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ˈ
ʌp
ˈ
steɪt/
adverb
They moved
upstate
.
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