uptown
Americanadverb
adjective
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moving toward, situated in, or pertaining to the upper part of a town.
Take the uptown bus.
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of, for, or characteristic of affluent people; elegant, stylish, or luxurious.
uptown fashions; uptown tastes.
noun
adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
- uptowner noun
Etymology
Origin of uptown
Example Sentences
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This year’s largest stock sale wasn’t on the New York Stock Exchange or its uptown rival, the Nasdaq Stock Market.
But I read in the newspaper that Mr. Gorringe is having serious problems moving Cleopatra’s Needle, so I had to go uptown to see what was going on.
From Literature
Hedge fund guys such as himself worked uptown and so exited Grand Central to the north, where taxis appeared haphazardly and out of nowhere to meet them, like farm trout rising to corn kernels.
From Literature
When his work was staged for the uptown set at Lincoln Center, seats emptied.
From Los Angeles Times
On a recent afternoon, he had a copy in his wallet, along with his state ID, as he walked from his uptown apartment in Memphis, Tennessee, to a nearby corner store.
From Salon
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