uptown

[ adverb noun uhp-toun; adjective uhp-toun ]

adverb

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

   He rode uptown on the bus.

adjective

1. moving toward, situated in, or pertaining to the upper part of a town:

   Take the uptown bus.

2. of, for, or characteristic of affluent people; elegant, stylish, or luxurious:

   uptown fashions; uptown tastes.

noun

1. the uptown section of a town or city:

   Uptown is less crowded.

uptown

/ ˈʌpˈtaʊn /

adjective

1. towards, in, or relating to some part of a town that is away from the centre

noun

1. such a part of a town, esp a residential part

Derived Forms

• ˈupˈtowner, noun

Other Word Forms

• uptowner noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of uptown¹

First recorded in 1830–40; up- + town

Example Sentences

As they reached the corner of Sullivan Street and turned uptown, a door opened.

From Salon

Images released over the weekend show the suspect masked in the back of the taxi heading uptown to Port Authority bus terminal near Washington Heights.

From BBC

Brûlé has since transformed the 11,000 square feet, which once housed the hotel’s barbershop, gym and several offices, into a wildly imaginative and distinctively uptown version of open-plan living.

From New York Times

They arrested nearly 200 people at an encampment and protest at City College, uptown, that same night.

From New York Times

But after the protests at Columbia erupted, something interesting happened: Some of those Republican figures, including Laura Loomer, headed uptown to join the demonstrations outside the university gates.

From New York Times

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