outstate

English

Etymology

From out- +‎ state.

Adjective

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:

     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

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.

Derived terms

• outstater

Anagrams

• autotest