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uptown

[uhp-toun, uhp-toun]

adverb

  1. to, toward, or in the upper part of a town or city.

    He rode uptown on the bus.



adjective

  1. moving toward, situated in, or pertaining to the upper part of a town.

    Take the uptown bus.

  2. of, for, or characteristic of affluent people; elegant, stylish, or luxurious.

    uptown fashions; uptown tastes.

noun

  1. the uptown section of a town or city.

    Uptown is less crowded.

uptown

/ ˈʌpˈtaʊn /

adjective

  1. towards, in, or relating to some part of a town that is away from the centre

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. such a part of a town, esp a residential part

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • uptowner noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of uptown1

First recorded in 1830–40; up- + town
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Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Then, once they crossed the finish line, they’d turn around and head back uptown to a pub called Coogan’s, where they all got completely trashed.

The day before our interview, cinematographer Darius Khondji tells me he went to see a Pablo Picasso exhibit in uptown New York City.

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Abdallah vowed to rebuild the clinic on the same site in uptown Palm Springs, across from the local hospital.

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As they reached the corner of Sullivan Street and turned uptown, a door opened.

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Images released over the weekend show the suspect masked in the back of the taxi heading uptown to Port Authority bus terminal near Washington Heights.

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