midtown

noun

mid·​town ˈmid-ˌtau̇n How to pronounce midtown (audio)
-ˈtau̇n
: a central section of a city
especially : one situated between sections conventionally called downtown and uptown
midtown adjective

Examples of midtown in a Sentence

Rents in midtown are very expensive.
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Spencer Platt | Getty Images Thompson, 50, was gunned down outside the Hilton Hotel in midtown early Wednesday morning by a masked gunman wielding a pistol with a silencer. Dan Mangan, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024 Brian Thompson, 50, was accosted outside of the Hilton Hotel in midtown, and later pronounced dead at Roosevelt Hospital. Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024 But shortly after the 927-foot-tall Manhattan Company Building was finished 11 months later, it was bested by midtown’s Chrysler Building, boosted by its massive spire that had been built in secret, according to New York City’s Landmarks Preservation Commission. Zach Everson, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024 Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg said the midtown graffiti was taken down before law enforcement even arrived to the scene. Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 20 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for midtown 

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of midtown was in 1882

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“Midtown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midtown. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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