downstate
About 0.11 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun The southern region of certain US states, particularly Michigan, New York, and Illinois.
The final election returns from downstate may not be available until late Wednesday morning.
- noun A period during sleep when somebody is not primed and not ready to learn.
- adjective Of the southern section of a state.
- adverb To the southern section of a state.
Similar words
illinois upstate upper south southern tier middle america american south new york state bronx bayside new york
Often followed by
medical illinois and new to counties democrats in med
Word family
downstater downstaters downstates
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