uptown
nounadjectiveadverbattested in dialogue
- United States//ˈʌptaʊn//
The residential part of a city, which is usually away from the central business district.
noun
- 1
The residential part of a city, which is usually away from the central business district.
- 2
The commercial center of town (in Charlotte, North Carolina).
Charlotte / Douglas International Airport, a U.S. Air hub, is about twenty minutes from uptown and is the[…]
Charlotte has a number of museums that give visitors an insider's perspective on the region, most of which are […] in uptown, and the Mint Museum of Art, 2730 Randolph Rd., […]
adjective
- 1
In the upper part of a town.
- 2
Of or relating to an affluent area or population.
uptown problems
She's been living in her uptown world / I bet she's never had a backstreet guy
- 3
In or of the central commercial center of Charlotte, North Carolina.
Thus when he raised hell and got a toilet in uptown Charlotte for Negroes, he was not regarded as an agitator but as a public-spirited citizen.
[…] he was operating a mobile unit in uptown Charlotte when he received a call at approximately 7:00 p.m. […]
[…] you might want to also check into Charlotte's uptown development corporation, which is a very similar set up[…]
[…] in uptown Charlotte in this period.
adverb
- 1
To or in the upper part of a town.
Let's go uptown and try out that new restaurant.
Forms
- plural
- uptowns
- comparative
- further uptown, farther uptown, more uptown
- superlative
- furthest uptown, farthest uptown, most uptown
uptown · The residential part of a city, which is usually away from the central business district.
Uptown · The central business district of Charlotte, North Carolina.upward · In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place;…Upward · A surname.