Etymology

From down +‎ stateCategory:English compound terms#DOWNSTATE.

Pronunciation

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Noun

downstate (plural downstates)Category:English lemmas#DOWNSTATECategory:English nouns#DOWNSTATECategory:English countable nouns#DOWNSTATECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#DOWNSTATECategory:Pages with entries#DOWNSTATECategory:Pages with 1 entry#DOWNSTATE

2. (USCategory:American English#DOWNSTATE) The southern region of certain US states, particularly Michigan, New York, and Illinois.

   Antonym: upstate

   The final election returns from downstate may not be available until late Wednesday morning.

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4. A period during sleep when somebody is not primed and not ready to learn.

   Antonym: upstate

Adjective

downstate (comparative more downstate, superlative most downstate)Category:English lemmas#DOWNSTATECategory:English adjectives#DOWNSTATECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#DOWNSTATECategory:Pages with entries#DOWNSTATECategory:Pages with 1 entry#DOWNSTATE

1. (USCategory:American English#DOWNSTATE) Of the southern section of a state.

Adverb

downstate (comparative more downstate, superlative most downstate)Category:English lemmas#DOWNSTATECategory:English adverbs#DOWNSTATECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#DOWNSTATECategory:Pages with entries#DOWNSTATECategory:Pages with 1 entry#DOWNSTATE

1. (USCategory:American English#DOWNSTATE) To the southern section of a state.

Derived terms