uptown
pronunciation
How to pronounce uptown in British English:
UK [ˌʌpˈtaʊn]
How to pronounce uptown in American English:
US [ˈʌpˌtaʊn]
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- Noun:
- a residential part of town away from the central commercial district
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- Adjective:
- of or located in the upper part of a town
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- Adverb:
- toward or in the upper part of town
Word Origin
- uptown (adv.)
- 1802, "to or in the higher or upper portion of a town," from up (adv.) + town (n.). As an adjective from 1838. As this usually was the residential portion of a town (especially a port) the word had overtones of "residential quarter" as opposed to "commercial and industrial district." As a noun from 1946, often meaning "more prosperous area of town."
Example
- 1. But after a while , they move uptown , into the formal economy .
- 2. She always met him at his apartment uptown .
- 3. Mission accomplished.you ready to go uptown ?
- 4. They live in an apartment uptown .
- 5. We took the subway uptown to yankee stadium .