Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The northerly section of a state in the United States.
- adverb & adjective To, from, or in the northerly section of a state.
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- adjective US of the
northern section of astate - adverb US to, or from the northern section of a state
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in or toward the northern parts of a state
Etymologies
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Examples
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The push back has been much less than you would imagine, especially in upstate which is much more "red" than you would think.
Segregated swimming David 2006
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All of that is going on in upstate New York in Rochester.
Snowwww Sam 2010
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I first became aware of the Buckleys as a family when I was running for Congress as a Democrat in upstate New York, close to Sharon, Connecticut, where the Buckleys live.
r_urell: William F. Buckley: Father of Modern "Conservatism" r_urell 2010
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But in upstate New York, the angry shtick doesn't seem to be hurting.
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Genesis 6: 5 Sister Evangeline was just a girl when her father entrusted her to the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in upstate New York.
WEEKLY BOOK RELEASES FOR MARCH 7TH | Open Society Book Club Discussions and Reviews 2010
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They loves them some State legislators in upstate NYS.
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Without giving anything away, I can mention that Wallace writes, "Elroy had the bottles examined by two experts, one an engraver who worked near the Corning Museum of Glass in upstate New York."
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I saw them in upstate NY, and they were having really bad equipment problems.
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Idaho presently has only one law school — that of the U of I in upstate Moscow.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “So You Want a Law School? Merger vs. Start-Up” 2010
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Genesis 6: 5 Sister Evangeline was just a girl when her father entrusted her to the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in upstate New York.
WEEKLY BOOK RELEASES FOR MARCH 7TH | Open Society Book Club Discussions and Reviews 2010
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