outstate

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

out- +‎ state

Adjective[edit]

outstate (not comparable)

  1. Of the part of a state of the United States that is away from major metropolitan areas.
    • 2020 August 10, Jim Spencer, “Minnesota exports drop 17% because of the coronavirus”, in Minneapolis Star Tribune[1]:
      In Minnesota, an anticipated reduction of world trade by 15% to 33% threatens not just individual companies, but communities, especially in the outstate area, he said.

Adverb[edit]

outstate (not comparable)

  1. To a part of a state of the United States away from major metropolitan areas.
    I go outstate to spend time in nature.

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