up·town
ˈəp-ˈtau̇n 
1
: of or relating to uptown
an uptown restaurant
2
: fashionably upscale
an uptown dress
uptown
adverb
up·town
ˈəp-ˌtau̇n
: the upper part of a city or town
also
: the residential district of a city or town
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Katie Black, Charlotte Observer, 27 June 2025
That included Levine being endorsed by uptown Manhattan Congressman Adriano Espaillat, a powerbroker of New York politics.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
Jeanne Malle, Air Mail, 7 June 2025
Welcome to Elizabeth, one of Charlotte’s oldest neighborhoods established in 1891 southeast of uptown.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2025
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Adjective
The original museum opened in Eastover on Randolph in 1936 and the uptown location followed,, but both locations are worth a visit.
—Katie Black, Charlotte Observer, 27 June 2025
That included Levine being endorsed by uptown Manhattan Congressman Adriano Espaillat, a powerbroker of New York politics.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
Noun
More than anything, what made it a Palladino night were the guests, an idiosyncratic mix only this couple could conjure: part Hollywood, part literati; part uptown, part downtown; old guard as well as new.
—Jeanne Malle, Air Mail, 7 June 2025
Welcome to Elizabeth, one of Charlotte’s oldest neighborhoods established in 1891 southeast of uptown.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2025
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“Uptown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uptown. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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