upstate

noun

1. the part of a state that is farther north or farther from the chief city, especially the northerly part of New York State.

adjective

2. of or coming from such an area.
3. located in or characteristic of this part.

adverb

4. in, to, or into the upstate area.

adjective, adverb

1. towards, in, from, or relating to the outlying or northern sections of a state, esp of New York State

noun

2. the outlying, esp northern, sections of a state