Uptown
['ʌptaʊn] or [,ʌp'taʊn]
Definition
(noun.) a residential part of town away from the central commercial district.
(adj.) of or located in the upper part of a town; 'uptown residential areas' .
(adv.) toward or in the upper part of town.
Edited by Jonathan--From WordNet
Definition
(adv.) To or in the upper part of a town; as, to go uptown.
(a.) Situated in, or belonging to, the upper part of a town or city; as, a uptown street, shop, etc.; uptown society.
Editor: Maureen
Definition
adj. situated in the upper part of a town.—adv. to or in the upper part of a town.
Checked by Erwin
Examples
- Another unusual situation occurred in the south tunnel of the uptown tubes. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- While engaged in putting in the automatic system, I saw a great deal of Gould, and frequently went uptown to his office to give information. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
Checked by Joy