upstate

/AH1 P S T EY1 T/
noun
  1. 1

    The northern section of a state.

adjective
  1. 1

    Of the northern section of a state.

    โ€œThey went hunting in upstate New York.โ€

adverb
  1. 1

    To the northern section of a state.

    โ€œHe drove upstate to visit his mother.โ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/upstate