downstate

downstate [noun, adverb doun-steyt; adjective doun-steyt] ExamplesWord Origin noun

1. the southern part of a U.S. state.

adjective

2. located in or characteristic of this part: The downstate precincts reported early.

adverb

3. in, to, or into the downstate area: We’re going downstate for the holidays.

Origin of downstate An Americanism dating back to 1905–10; down1 + state Related formsdown·stat·er, noun Examples from the Web for downstate Contemporary Examples of downstate

She was born in the downstate Illinois town of Blue Mound in 1972 and still carries traces of the Midwest in her voice.

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Jim Newell

March 11, 2014

Like the Korean Peninsula, Illinois is cleft into two parts: Chicagoland and “downstate.”

Romney and Santorum Face Off: 5 Things To Watch For In Illinois

Ben Jacobs

March 19, 2012

The downstate economy has always been shielded by finance and banking, the biggest players headquartered in New York City.

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Charlie Gasparino

February 2, 2011

British Dictionary definitions for downstate downstate adjective

1. in, or relating to the part of the state away from large cities, esp the southern part

adverb

2. towards the southern part of a state

noun

3. the southern part of a state