upstate en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈʌp.steɪt/ (UK, US)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Germanic *ub Proto-Germanic *upp Proto-West Germanic *upp Old English upp Middle English up English up 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 upstate From up + state.
Meanings
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(US) Of the northern section of a state.
They went hunting in upstate New York.
But for Stefanie Brechbuehler and Robert Highsmith, the husband-and-wife co-founders of the Brooklyn-based design firm Workstead, the recent revamp of an 1850s residence in upstate New York not only presented them with a thrilling challenge, it also marked a celebratory homecoming after a few years spent living in the South.
2019 June 10, Mimi Vu, “How a 19th-Century Workman’s Cottage Became a Family Home”, in The New York Times Style Magazine, archived from the original on 25 Aug 2019:Superintendent Chalmers: You call hamburgers "steamed hams"? Principal Skinner: Yes, it's a regional dialect. Superintendent Chalmers: Uh-huh? What region? Principal Skinner: Uh, upstate New York. Superintendent Chalmers: Really? Well, I'm from Utica and I never heard anyone use the phrase "steamed hams". Principal Skinner: Oh, not in Utica, no. It's an Albany expression. Superintendent Chalmers: I see.
1996 April 14, Bill Oakley, “22 Short Films About Springfield” (01:21 from the start), in The Simpsons, season 7, episode 21, spoken by Superintendent Chalmers and Principal Skinner (Hank Azaria and Harry Shearer), segment "Skinner & The Superintendent", production code 3F18:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most upstate | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more upstate | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |