downstate
noun
down·state ˈdau̇n-ˌstāt 
: the chiefly southerly sections of a state
also : the chiefly rural part of a state when the major metropolitan area is to the north
downstate
ˈdau̇n-ˈstāt
adjective or adverb downstater
ˈdau̇n-ˈstā-tər
noun 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web So women protesting peacefully for the right to control their own health downstate looks like an insurrection to you? 
Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2022 Here are five opportunities to shift into downstate throughout your day. Gina Loveless, Men's Health, 29 July 2022 Miedzianowski was later convicted of racketeering and drug conspiracy and is serving a life sentence in a federal prison downstate. Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2022 From Marquette, Garland returned downstate for a two-year stint as an assistant coach at Detroit Cody. Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 9 June 2022 Comparably, support for Illinois Republicans now emanates from large swaths downstate, where population growth is either stagnant or shrinking. Mark Guarino, Washington Post, 28 June 2022 But those are typically concentrated downstate, and events of this magnitude are very rare in northern Michigan, Boris said Saturday at a news conference at Kirkland Community College in Gaylord. Christine Macdonald, Detroit Free Press, 22 May 2022 Glover is the poster child for the power of the downstate, Mednick says. Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2022 Others view it as a blatant example of election-year largess, orchestrated by a governor, Kathy Hochul, whose upstate bona fides do not necessarily translate to support downstate, where New York elections are won and lost. New York Times, 16 Apr. 2022 See More
Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2022 Here are five opportunities to shift into downstate throughout your day. Gina Loveless, Men's Health, 29 July 2022 Miedzianowski was later convicted of racketeering and drug conspiracy and is serving a life sentence in a federal prison downstate. Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2022 From Marquette, Garland returned downstate for a two-year stint as an assistant coach at Detroit Cody. Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 9 June 2022 Comparably, support for Illinois Republicans now emanates from large swaths downstate, where population growth is either stagnant or shrinking. Mark Guarino, Washington Post, 28 June 2022 But those are typically concentrated downstate, and events of this magnitude are very rare in northern Michigan, Boris said Saturday at a news conference at Kirkland Community College in Gaylord. Christine Macdonald, Detroit Free Press, 22 May 2022 Glover is the poster child for the power of the downstate, Mednick says. Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2022 Others view it as a blatant example of election-year largess, orchestrated by a governor, Kathy Hochul, whose upstate bona fides do not necessarily translate to support downstate, where New York elections are won and lost. New York Times, 16 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1905, in the meaning defined above