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down·state
 downstate
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- pronunciation:
- daUn
steIt
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
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noun |
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the southern part of any U.S. state. (Cf. upstate.)
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adjective |
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located in or characteristic of the southern part of a state.
downstate politics. (Cf. upstate.) |
| derivation: |
downstater (n.) |
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