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uptown
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uhp
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toun
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adj.
uhp
-toun
]
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up·town
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adv., n.
ˈʌpˈtaʊn
;
adj.
ˈʌpˌtaʊn
/
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[
adv., n.
uhp
-
toun
;
adj.
uhp
-toun
]
Show IPA
adverb
1.
to, toward, or in the upper part of a
town
or city:
He rode uptown on the bus.
adjective
2.
moving toward, situated in, or pertaining to the upper part of a
town
:
Take the uptown bus.
3.
of, for, or characteristic of affluent people; elegant, stylish, or luxurious:
uptown fashions; uptown tastes.
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noun
4.
the uptown section of a
town
or city:
Uptown is less crowded.
Origin:
1830–40;
up-
+
town
Related forms
up·town·er,
noun
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uptown
(ˈʌpˈtaʊn)
—
adj
, —
adv
1.
towards, in, or relating to some part of a town that is away from the centre
—
n
2.
such a part of a town, esp a residential part
'up'towner
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
uptown
1802, "the higher or upper portion of a town," from
up
+
town
. As this usually was the residential portion of a town (especially a port) the word had overtones of that. Specific meaning "more prosperous area of town" is recorded from 1946.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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