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
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Rents in midtown are very expensive.
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In midtown, bus routes 67 and 68 intersect with the last five miles of the course.
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Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Based in downtown Phoenix since its founding in 1890, The Republic is carving out a space in the redeveloped Park Central in midtown.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 19 Nov. 2025
That law was intended to resurrect midtown as one of the world’s great business districts by encouraging the construction of bigger, bulkier, costlier skyscrapers.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2025
The 12th District includes Manhattan’s Upper West Side, Upper East Side and midtown.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2025
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Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Based in downtown Phoenix since its founding in 1890, The Republic is carving out a space in the redeveloped Park Central in midtown.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 19 Nov. 2025
That law was intended to resurrect midtown as one of the world’s great business districts by encouraging the construction of bigger, bulkier, costlier skyscrapers.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2025
The 12th District includes Manhattan’s Upper West Side, Upper East Side and midtown.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for midtown
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“Midtown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midtown. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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