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

In recent years, lunch was also available at the uptown Charlotte location for relatively quick service of an M&S Uptown Smash Burger or Wagyu Steak Frites. —Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2025

Columbia shamefully surrendered to Trump’s demands and for its base and cowardly action Trump has only increased his attacks against the uptown school, as any bully does when the victim doesn’t fight back. —New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 May 2025

Noun

Welcome to Elizabeth, one of Charlotte’s oldest neighborhoods established in 1891 southeast of uptown. —Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2025

Just ask the employees at the uptown Charlotte hotel who poked their heads into a meeting room where first-year edge rushers Nic Scourton and Princely Umanmielen were reviewing their defensive responsibilities while using chairs as offensive linemen. —Joseph Person, New York Times, 16 June 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