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

The uptown apartment was sold in 2017 for $9.5 million before returning to the market in 2022 for $13.9 million. —India Roby, Architectural Digest, 5 Mar. 2025

The stabbing spree kicked off around 9:30 a.m. Jan. 1, when Jamar Banks, 52, was sleeping on an uptown No. 2 train, prosecutors said. —Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025

Noun

Saturday is a busy one in uptown, with the St. Patrick’s Day Festival and Parade and ACC men’s basketball tournament championship game. —Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 15 Mar. 2025

Thompson collapsed to the ground, and the masked shooter ran down an alley between West 54th and 55th streets before hopping on an e-bike and riding uptown toward Central Park. —Lorena O'Neil, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 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