midtown

American  

[mid-toun, -toun] / ˈmɪdˈtaʊn, -ˌtaʊn /

noun

1. the middle part of a city or town between uptown and downtown.

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or situated in this part.

   a midtown restaurant.

adverb

1. to or in this part.

   She works midtown.

midtown British  

/ ˈmɪdˌtaʊn /

noun

1. the centre of a town See also downtown uptown

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Etymology

Origin of midtown

First recorded in 1930–35; mid- + town

Example Sentences

Citrini Research, in its fictional dispatch from 2028 that rocked the markets Monday, wrote: “It should have been clear all along that a single GPU cluster in North Dakota generating the output previously attributed to 10,000 white-collar workers in Midtown Manhattan is more economic pandemic than economic panacea…The human-centric consumer economy, 70% of GDP at the time, withered.”

From The Wall Street Journal

As New York City’s heaviest winter storm in a decade started to subside Monday afternoon, investors and bank analysts headed over to JPMorgan Chase’s sprawling new headquarters in Midtown Manhattan.

From Barron's

“Midtown NYC office has among the best fundamentals, attracting more private capital, while the public stocks languish,” wrote Piper Sandler analyst Alexander Goldfarb in a note last month.

From Barron's

The bar is only open to reservations for corporate employees who work at one of the bank’s locations in Midtown Manhattan.

From The Wall Street Journal

Being in Midtown on the later side has its perks: Captivating sunsets.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• central
• main
• metropolitan
• urban