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uptown

/ˈʌptaʊn/
/ˈʌptaʊn/
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Other forms: uptowner

Definitions of uptown
  1. adverb
    toward or in the upper part of town
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    antonyms:
    downtown
    toward or in the lower or central part of town
  2. adjective
    of or located in the upper part of a town
    uptown residential areas”
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    antonyms:
    downtown
    of or located in the lower part of a town, or in the business center
  3. noun
    a residential part of town away from the central commercial district
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    type of:
    community, residential area, residential district
    a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences
Pronunciation
US
/ˈʌptaʊn/
UK
/ˈʌptaʊn/
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