upstate
adjective [ before noun ], adverb US uk/ˈʌp.steɪt/ us/ˈʌp.steɪt/
（尤指美国边远地区）向（或在）州的北部（的）
towards or of the northern parts of a state in the US, especially those that are far from cities where a lot of people live
upstate New York 纽约州北部
The traffic going upstate was almost standing still. 前往州北部的交通几乎停滞不动。