midtown

noun

mid·​town ˈmid-ˌtau̇n 

-ˈtau̇n

: a central section of a city

especially : one situated between sections conventionally called downtown and uptown

midtown adjective

Examples of midtown in a Sentence

Rents in midtown are very expensive.

Recent Examples on the Web

Blue Diamond will continue a portion of its almond-processing operations at the cooperative’s 53-acre midtown Sacramento campus, executives said Wednesday, though a majority of the work and hundreds of jobs are still slated to move south to facilities in Turlock and Salida. —Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026

The area encompasses most of midtown and the Upper East and West Sides. —Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 24 Mar. 2026

Several people were hospitalized after a car slammed into the rear of another vehicle in front of the Aura nightclub in Kansas City’s midtown, and police suspect impairment was a factor, a police spokeswoman said. —Robert A. Cronkleton march 14, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2026

Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty announced a popular midtown business is expanding to fill the old riverfront Rio City Cafe site, which suddenly closed in 2024 in a dispute with the city. —Steve Large, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for midtown

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown