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outstate

outstate adjective: of the part of a state of the United States that is away from major metropolitan areas.

Adjective

outstate (not comparable)

  1. Of the part of a state of the United States that is away from major metropolitan areas.
    • 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.2020 August 10, Jim Spencer, “Minnesota exports drop 17% because of the coronavirus”, in Minneapolis Star Tribune

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.

Origin of outstate

From out- + state.

Words formed from outstate

Questions about outstate

What does outstate mean?
Outstate means of the part of a state of the United States that is away from major metropolitan areas.
What part of speech is outstate?
Outstate can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near outstate in the dictionary

  1. outstart
  2. outstarted
  3. outstarting
  4. outstarts
  5. outstat
  6. outstate
  7. outstater
  8. outstaters
  9. outstation
  10. outstations
  11. outstatistic

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