Definitions for upstates

upstates up·state

Spelling: [uhp-steyt]
IPA: /ˈʌpˈsteɪt/

Upstates is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 245 anagrams from letters in upstates (aepssttu).

Definitions for upstates

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.

adverb

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

adjective

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

Origin of upstates

An Americanism dating back to 1900-05; up- + state

Examples for upstates

At the same time, Eldridge was quietly preparing to run for Congress in upstate New York.

This month, the Mars family moved from Oklahoma City to upstate New York, hoping to live somewhere more progressive.

He held an engineering degree from a small polytechnical institute in upstate New York.

When a campaign is on, did you ever hear of an upstate Democrat makin' a contribution?

And, by the way, come to think of it, is there really any upstate Democrats left?

I know that some upstate members of the State committee call themselves Democrats.

Republican Elise Stefanik, 30, of upstate New York, just became the youngest woman ever elected to the House of Representatives.

In an ultra-Orthodox enclave of upstate New York, a former student has accused a principal of sex acts.

One was a Quaker school, whose name he can no longer recall, in upstate New York.

There was snow and that part of Germany had weather about the same as upstate New York.

Word Value for upstates
Scrable

9

Words with friends

11

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