downstate
noun
down·state
ˈdau̇n-ˌstāt 
: the chiefly southerly sections of a state
also
: the chiefly rural part of a state when the major metropolitan area is to the north
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Finding their way to Chicago Ramsey describes their journey from West Virginia to Virginia, downstate Carbondale and finally Chicago as an escape.
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Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 20 Nov. 2024
The contenders in California’s Central Valley resemble those in downstate Illinois — a Republican from the more mainstream wing of the party with Trump’s endorsement trying to hold off a challenger running as an outsider.
—Nicholas Riccardi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2024
Efforts to eliminate or consolidate units of government have largely failed for a century, thanks in part to politicians’ instinct for self preservation, but also a fear, particularly among many in rural downstate areas, of losing their civic identity.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2024
Ironically, Leahy Scott originally hailed from downstate in Nassau County, Long Island, and earned both her bachelor and legal degrees from Hofstra University, a few miles from her home base in Levittown.
—Kenny Herzog, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
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Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 20 Nov. 2024
The contenders in California’s Central Valley resemble those in downstate Illinois — a Republican from the more mainstream wing of the party with Trump’s endorsement trying to hold off a challenger running as an outsider.
—Nicholas Riccardi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2024
Efforts to eliminate or consolidate units of government have largely failed for a century, thanks in part to politicians’ instinct for self preservation, but also a fear, particularly among many in rural downstate areas, of losing their civic identity.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2024
Ironically, Leahy Scott originally hailed from downstate in Nassau County, Long Island, and earned both her bachelor and legal degrees from Hofstra University, a few miles from her home base in Levittown.
—Kenny Herzog, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Downstate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downstate. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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