uptown

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aʊn

Noun

uptown (plural uptowns)

1. (chiefly Canada, US) the residential part of a city, away from the commercial center

Translations

the residential part of a city

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 居民区 (zh) (上城)

• Finnish: esikaupunki (fi)
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• German: im Wohngebiet (de) n
• Tagalog: dulumbayan, dulumbalen
• Turkish: şehir merkezi dışı (tr)

Adjective

uptown (comparative more uptown, superlative most uptown)

1. (US) In the upper part of a town.

Adverb

uptown (comparative more uptown, superlative most uptown)

1. (US) To or in the upper part of a town.

   Let's go uptown and try out that new restaurant.

See also

• downtown
• oldtown