"downstate" meaning in English

See downstate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-downstate.wav [US] Forms: more downstate [comparative], most downstate [superlative]
Etymology: down + state Etymology templates: {{compound|en|down|state}} down + state Head templates: {{en-adj}} downstate (comparative more downstate, superlative most downstate)
  1. (US) Of the southern section of a state. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-downstate-en-adj-ejQCCgsq Categories (other): American English

Adverb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-downstate.wav [US] Forms: more downstate [comparative], most downstate [superlative]
Etymology: down + state Etymology templates: {{compound|en|down|state}} down + state Head templates: {{en-adv}} downstate (comparative more downstate, superlative most downstate)
  1. (US) To the southern section of a state. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-downstate-en-adv-oIHXBHiJ Categories (other): American English

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-downstate.wav [US] Forms: downstates [plural]
Etymology: down + state Etymology templates: {{compound|en|down|state}} down + state Head templates: {{en-noun}} downstate (plural downstates)
  1. (US) The southern region of certain US states, particularly Michigan, New York, and Illinois. Tags: US Translations (southern section of a state): südliche Hälfte (des US-Bundesstaates) (German), südlicher Teil (des US-Bundesstaates) (German)
    Sense id: en-downstate-en-noun-en:southern Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 22 41 15 Disambiguation of 'southern section of a state': 98 2
  2. A period during sleep when somebody is not primed and not ready to learn.
    Sense id: en-downstate-en-noun-en:sleep

Inflected forms

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