uptown

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adjective

up·​town ˈəp-ˈtau̇n 

1

: of or relating to uptown

an uptown restaurant

2

: fashionably upscale

an uptown dress

uptown adverb

uptown

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noun

up·​town ˈəp-ˌtau̇n 

: the upper part of a city or town

also : the residential district of a city or town

Examples of uptown in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

There’ll be a new entry into the uptown soundtrack with PIFF, from Lord Sko, a.k.a. —Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2025

Located in the uptown district of Buckhead, the 1,238-square-foot Atlanta store offers a full selection of women’s ready-to-wear, bags, shoes, small leather goods, eyewear and other accessories. —Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 21 Apr. 2025

Noun

The victim was riding an uptown No. 1 train when the attacker sat down next to him about 4:15 a.m. —Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025

While the Metropolitan Museum of Art is where the actual Met Gala takes place, everyone knows that the festivities begin properly in the lobbies of two of New York’s most iconic uptown hotels, The Mark and The Carlyle. —Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 1 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1796, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1844, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for uptown

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

Kids Definition

uptown

adverb

up·​town

ˈəp-ˈtau̇n

: toward, to, or in the upper part of a town

took the bus uptown

uptown adjective