downstate

[ noun adverb doun-steyt; adjective doun-steyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

located in or characteristic of this part:
The downstate precincts reported early.

downstate

/ ˈdaʊnˌsteɪt /

in, or relating to the part of the state away from large cities, esp the southern part

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10; down ¹ + state

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

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

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

The cornfield districts downstate will go strongly Republican.

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[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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