Definition of uptown
1 : of or relating to uptown an uptown restaurant
2 : fashionably upscale an uptown dress
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1796
First Known Use of uptown
1796
Definition of uptown
: the upper part of a town or city; especially : the residential district
1844
First Known Use of uptown
1844
UPTOWN Defined for English Language Learners
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: the upper part of a city or town : the part of a city or town that is away from the central part
UPTOWN Defined for Kids
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: to, toward, or in what is thought of as the upper part of a town or city
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