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

In addition to the Oak Park roastery and coffee shop, Naked Coffee has locations on Q Street in midtown, 30th Street in Curtis Park and on Elvas Avenue in East Sacramento under the name Tupelo Coffeehouse. —Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025

That architect was drawing up plans for a convention center that Trump hoped to build in midtown. —Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025

Yes, Ángel has followed his AirPods back to midtown and finally clocked the wig shop as the perfect place for the Bay Harbor Butcher to assemble a kill room. —Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025

Longtime Christian music superstar Amy Grant delivered a heartfelt talk at a packed Mending Hearts fundraiser breakfast in September at a swanky midtown hotel. —Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025

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