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

Mother, the vegetarian restaurant that has been a mainstay of Sacramento’s midtown dining scene, has closed. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026

New York’s Twelfth District, which spans the Upper East Side, the Upper West Side, midtown, and Chelsea, is one of the richest, smallest, and most solidly Democratic districts in the country. — Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

While South Beach will always remain a hot spot, the billion-dollar renovation of the Fontainebleau hotel in 2008 drew visitors to the less-frenetic charms of Miami Beach's midtown. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 June 2026

There is an appreciation for what their basketball-playing counterparts are doing in midtown, and an undeniable adrenaline boost that comes with it. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 June 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