uptown

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aʊn

• Audio (US):

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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) (jūmínqū)

• Finnish: esikaupunki (fi), laitakaupunki
• German: Wohngebiet (de) n
• Indonesian: tepi kota
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: dorbajar m, tax (ku)

• Spanish: barrio residencial m
• Tagalog: dulumbayan, dulumbalen
• Turkish: şehir merkezi dışı (tr)

Adjective

uptown (comparative more uptown, superlative most uptown)

1. (chiefly Canada, US) In the upper part of a town.
2. (chiefly Canada, US, by extension) Of or relating to an affluent area or population.

   uptown problems

   • 1983, Billy Joel (lyrics and music), “Uptown Girl”:

     She's been living in her uptown world / I bet she's never had a backstreet guy

Adverb

uptown (comparative more uptown, superlative most uptown)

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

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

See also

• downtown
• oldtown