I. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adverb
Etymology: up (IV) + state, n.
: to or in a part of a state designated as upstate
must run upstate and see her — Zona Gale
II. adjective
: of, relating to, originating or being in, or characteristic of a part of a state designated as upstate
upstate New York
an upstate resort — William Peden
his upstate political organization — Hastings Lyon
upstate pronunciation — H.L.Mencken
III. noun
: the more northerly part of a state of the United States as distinguished from a southerly part conventionally designated as downstate
the state was again divided: … downstate versus upstate — Our State & Local Gov't of New York