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downstate

n. (context US English) The southern region of certain US states, particularly Michigan, New York, and Illinois.

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Downstate

Downstate may refer to:

  • Downstate Illinois, the portion of the U.S. state of Illinois south of the Chicago metropolitan area
  • Downstate New York, the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of New York, including New York City
    • SUNY Downstate Medical Center, sometimes referred to as "Downstate"

Usage examples of "downstate".

Elizabethville was all the way downstate, near the Illinois-Kentucky border, and my previous trips had reminded me that it was a lot closer to Paducah than Chicago.

Grant, I think we should take a very careful look at the state of Fremont,” and the downstater spread the map on the table.

Shmuel Meirerowitz's son David, even though he was a Conservative Jew, had the skill and honesty to gain the trust of even the most bigoted downstate ambulance chaser.