down ‧ state /ˈdaʊnsteɪt/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] American English
in or from the southern part of a state OPP upstate :
A downstate judge was called in to hear the case.
—down‧state /ˌdaʊnˈsteɪt/ adverb
down ‧ state /ˈdaʊnsteɪt/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] American English
in or from the southern part of a state OPP upstate :
A downstate judge was called in to hear the case.
—down‧state /ˌdaʊnˈsteɪt/ adverb
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012