uptown

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adjective

up·​town ˈəp-ˈtau̇n 

1

: of or relating to uptown

an uptown restaurant

2

: fashionably upscale

an uptown dress

uptown adverb

uptown

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noun

up·​town ˈəp-ˌtau̇n 

: the upper part of a city or town

also : the residential district of a city or town

Examples of uptown in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Unlike Streisand, after being rejected, Carey abandoned her uptown co-op search and bought a condo in Tribeca. —Kim Velsey, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2025

More than two years after undergoing renovations, an ownership change and a rebrand, Queen City Quarter is still struggling to attract consistent foot traffic to the uptown entertainment complex formerly known as the Epicentre. —Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025

Noun

Waiting for Spectrum Center to reopen Many of the businesses at Queen City Quarter said their businesses now rely more on other events in uptown. —Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025

That's basically the premise of Cash Cab, which sees New Yorkers attempt to answer trivia questions for dough while host Ben Bailey drives them uptown or downtown. —Lindsay Soll, EW.com, 25 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1796, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1844, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for uptown

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown

Kids Definition

uptown

adverb

up·​town

ˈəp-ˈtau̇n

: toward, to, or in the upper part of a town

took the bus uptown

uptown adjective