Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The southerly section of a state in the United States.
- adverb & adjective To, from, or in the southerly section of a state.
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- noun US The southern region of certain US states, particularly Michigan, New York, and Illinois.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Lacking appeal downstate is code for "white people won't vote for him."
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My aunt's father owned a Nash dealership in downstate Illinois.
Gale Walden: The Poetry of the American Car Gale Walden 2010
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But the gap between upstate and downstate is not just economic.
Jerry Kremer: The Never-Ending New York Battle: Upstate vs. Downstate Jerry Kremer 2010
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Timothy H. Bishop, whose district includes eastern Long Island in downstate New York, is facing a surprisingly strong challenge from a tea party-backed challenger.
Some House elections that Democratic incumbents could lose Post 2010
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He grew up as a young black man in downstate Illinois at a time when racial attitudes there were only marginally more enlightened than in Alabama and was elected to statewide office on an essentially nonracial basis.
Elections 2006/2008 2009
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My aunt's father owned a Nash dealership in downstate Illinois.
Gale Walden: The Poetry of the American Car Gale Walden 2010
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He grew up as a young black man in downstate Illinois at a time when racial attitudes there were only marginally more enlightened than in Alabama and was elected to statewide office on an essentially nonracial basis.
Illinois Politics 2010
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My aunt's father owned a Nash dealership in downstate Illinois.
Gale Walden: The Poetry of the American Car Gale Walden 2010
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People in downstate are totally disgusted withChicago politics.
Republican congressman announces bid for Obama's Senate seat 2009
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But the gap between upstate and downstate is not just economic.
Jerry Kremer: The Never-Ending New York Battle: Upstate vs. Downstate Jerry Kremer 2010
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