up·town
ˈəp-ˈtau̇n 
1
: of or relating to uptown
an uptown restaurant
2
: fashionably upscale
an uptown dress
uptown
adverb
up·town
ˈəp-ˌtau̇n
: the upper part of a city or town
also
: the residential district of a city or town
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Laura Jackson, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2024
Hylton’s styling work, most notably seen in the visual branding of music acts like Jodeci, Lil’ Kim, and Mary J. Blige, brought the aesthetics of uptown New York—a predominantly Black, and often overlooked space—into mainstream visibility.
—Essence, 7 Sep. 2024
India Roby, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
He was headed uptown for an exclusive fund-raising dinner, at the Fifth Avenue apartment of the Florida sugar magnate José (Pepe) Fanjul.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
And while the trend itself has a more sophisticated, uptown kind of vibe, it can be dressed down all the same.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2024
Hylton’s styling work, most notably seen in the visual branding of music acts like Jodeci, Lil’ Kim, and Mary J. Blige, brought the aesthetics of uptown New York—a predominantly Black, and often overlooked space—into mainstream visibility.
—Essence, 7 Sep. 2024
Noun
Leibovitz listed her dreamy Upper West Side duplex in October 2023 for $8.6 million, selling the 3,500-square-foot uptown abode for $10.6 million in February 2024.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
He was headed uptown for an exclusive fund-raising dinner, at the Fifth Avenue apartment of the Florida sugar magnate José (Pepe) Fanjul.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Uptown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uptown. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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