English Explanatory Dictionary

uptown

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The residential part of a city, away from the commercial center.
  2. The commercial center of town (in Charlotte, North Carolina).
adj
  1. In the upper part of a town.
  2. Of or relating to an affluent area or population.
  3. In or of the central commercial center of Charlotte, North Carolina.
adv
  1. To or in the upper part of a town.
name
  1. The central business district of Charlotte, North Carolina.
  2. A neighbourhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Pronunciation

/ˈʌptaʊn/ /ʌpˈtaʊn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-uptown.wav

Word forms

uptown uptowns further uptown farther uptown more uptown furthest uptown farthest uptown most uptown

Etymology

Charlotte: In use since the 1890s. The name's popularity faded in the 1930s but was revived in 1973.

Synonyms

downtown Bluff

Related words

Uptown downtown oldtown
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