In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
UPSTATE
upstate
(adverb) in or toward the northern parts of a state; “he lives upstate New York”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
upstate (plural upstates)
(US) The northern section of a state.
Adjective
upstate (comparative more upstate, superlative most upstate)
(US) Of the northern section of a state.
Adverb
upstate (comparative more upstate, superlative most upstate)
(US) To the northern section of a state.
He drove upstate to visit his mother.
Source: Wiktionary
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