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outstate en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state English outstate From out- + state.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of the part of a state of the United States that is away from major metropolitan areas.
    • In Minnesota, an anticipated reduction of world trade by 15% to 33% threatens not just individual companies, but communities, especially in the outstate area, he said. 2020 August 10, Jim Spencer, “Minnesota exports drop 17% because of the coronavirus”, in Minneapolis Star Tribune:

outstate en · ADV

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state English outstate From out- + state.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) To a part of a state of the United States away from major metropolitan areas.
    • I go outstate to spend time in nature.

Deriveds

outstater