Main Entry: down·state

Pronunciation: \-ˌstāt\

Function: noun

Date: 1909

: the chiefly southerly sections of a state; also : the chiefly rural part of a state when the major metropolitan area is to the north

— down·state \-ˈstāt\ adjective or adverb

— down·stat·er \-ˈstā-tər\ noun