n.
Pronunciation: ' ə p- ˌ st ā t
Function: noun
Date: 1901
: the chiefly northerly sections of a state also : the chiefly rural part of a state when the major metropolitan area is in the south
– up · state \ - ' st ā t \ adverb or adjective
– up · stat · er \ - ' st ā -t ə r \ noun