uptown

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adjective

up·​town ˈəp-ˈtau̇n 

1

: of or relating to uptown

an uptown restaurant

2

: fashionably upscale

an uptown dress

uptown adverb

uptown

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noun

up·​town ˈəp-ˌtau̇n 

: the upper part of a city or town

also : the residential district of a city or town

Examples of uptown in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

On a rainy New York day in uptown Manhattan, at the Plaza, designer Sergio Hudson sits unshakenly sound in his hotel suite. —Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025

The strategy generally relies upon logistics, so uptown parties nearby the museum and the big hotels where celebrities stay are often the first stop. —Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 6 May 2025

Noun

The victim was riding an uptown No. 1 train when the attacker sat down next to him about 4:15 a.m. —Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025

While the Metropolitan Museum of Art is where the actual Met Gala takes place, everyone knows that the festivities begin properly in the lobbies of two of New York’s most iconic uptown hotels, The Mark and The Carlyle. —Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 1 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1796, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1844, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for uptown

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown

Kids Definition

uptown

adverb

up·​town

ˈəp-ˈtau̇n

: toward, to, or in the upper part of a town

took the bus uptown

uptown adjective