单词 | outstate |
释义 | outstateadj. Chiefly U.S. Of or relating to a region of a state situated outside the main population centre. Also: coming from or living in another state; = out-of-state adj. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > a or the state > [adjective] > part of a state outstate1911 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > part of country or district > [adjective] > remote or outlying out of the wayc1175 uplandishc1380 foreign1424 outland1500 outlying1651 outsetting1658 back country1775 out-of-the-world1775 outlandish1792 outworld1808 upcountry1810 backwoodish1836 fresh water1860 backwoodsy1862 way back1884 outstate1911 upstate1935 1911 Oregon Jrnl. 19 Nov. 8/1 Out-state politicians recognize that for the most part the men of widest political renown live in Multnomah county, and here one-third of the voting strength of the state is concentrated. 1931 Amer. Speech 6 310 ‘Out-state’ is a compound word not yet recognized by the dictionaries but frequently used by Nebraskans, Iowans, Coloradans, and Wyomingites. University students from these states reported two meanings: out in the state away from the main city, and out in the state away from the speaker's home. 1934 Sun (Baltimore) 2 Nov. 2/1 The vote which Mr. Picard would have to pile up there to overcome his opponent's out-State lead. 1967 National Observer (U.S.) 12 June 5/1 The pattern of an all-too-familiar Western movie, the one about the clever outstate cattle barons displacing the local nesters. 1997 M. Orfield Metropolitics vii. 139 Land use planning generally found a far more receptive political climate within the metropolitan area than in outstate Minnesota. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmasout-state out-state v. Brit. /ˌaʊtˈsteɪt/ , U.S. /ˌaʊtˈsteɪt/ ΚΠ 1903 N.E.D. at Out- Out-state. < adj.1911 as lemmas |
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