outstate adjective 1adverb 1 adjective1 •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 adverb1 •To a part of a state of the United States away from major metropolitan areas.I go outstate to spend time in nature.