midtown

[mid-toun, -toun]

noun

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

adjective

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

   a midtown restaurant.

adverb

1. to or in this part.

   She works midtown.

midtown

/ ˈmɪdˌtaʊn /

noun

1. the centre of a town See also downtown uptown

Word History and Origins

Origin of midtown¹

First recorded in 1930–35; mid- + town

Example Sentences

That has brought a flood of new faces to the crowded Midtown block that holds roughly 2,600 businesses, many owned by members of New York’s Orthodox Jewish community.

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If you are born to parents in New York’s Midtown, like me, instead of tough areas of the South Bronx, there’s a different outcome.

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Midtown Manhattan coffee shop WatchHouse was standing-room-only on a recent Thursday.

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Warsh arrives early to Duquense’s Midtown Manhattan office, decorated with antique American flags, to put in a full day’s work helping Druckenmiller trade.

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The news is also an interesting data point for the health of the concert industry, which has seen some beloved festivals like Pitchfork Music Festival, Atlanta’s Music Midtown and Delaware’s Firefly cancel in the face of a soft market, and some headline tours dramatically downsize or slash prices in recent years.

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Related Words

• central 
• main 
• metropolitan 
• urban