Definitions for downstate

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downstate down·state

Spelling: [noun, adverb doun-steyt; adjective Downstate is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 464 anagrams from letters in downstate (adenosttw).

Definitions for downstate

noun

1. the southern part of a U.S. state.

adverb

1. in, to, or into the downstate area:

adjective

1. located in or characteristic of this part:

Origin of downstate

An Americanism dating back to 1905-10; down¹ + state

Examples for downstate

She was born in the downstate Illinois town of Blue Mound in 1972 and still carries traces of the Midwest in her voice.

The downstate economy has always been shielded by finance and banking, the biggest players headquartered in New York City.

Like the Korean Peninsula, Illinois is cleft into two parts: Chicagoland and “downstate.”