"uptown" meaning in English

See uptown in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more uptown [comparative], most uptown [superlative]
Rhymes: -aʊn Head templates: {{en-adj}} uptown (comparative more uptown, superlative most uptown)
  1. (chiefly Canada, US) In the upper part of a town. Tags: Canada, US
    Sense id: en-uptown-en-adj-8OWakeq5 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English
  2. (chiefly Canada, US, by extension) Of or relating to an affluent area or population. Tags: Canada, US, broadly
    Sense id: en-uptown-en-adj-vp~98TKe Categories (other): American English, Canadian English

Adverb

Forms: more uptown [comparative], most uptown [superlative]
Rhymes: -aʊn Head templates: {{en-adv}} uptown (comparative more uptown, superlative most uptown)
  1. (chiefly Canada, US) To or in the upper part of a town. Tags: Canada, US Related terms: downtown, oldtown
    Sense id: en-uptown-en-adv-yDbCQEAr Categories (other): American English, Canadian English

Noun

Forms: uptowns [plural]
Rhymes: -aʊn Head templates: {{en-noun}} uptown (plural uptowns)
  1. (chiefly Canada, US) The residential part of a city, away from the commercial center. Tags: Canada, US Translations (the residential part of a city): 居民区 (jūmínqū) (Chinese Mandarin), esikaupunki (Finnish), laitakaupunki (Finnish), Wohngebiet [neuter] (German), tepi kota (Indonesian), barrio residencial [masculine] (Spanish), dulumbayan (Tagalog), dulumbalen (Tagalog), şehir merkezi dışı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-uptown-en-noun-S3a5f6SW Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English locatives Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 18 19 43 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 14 13 13 61 Disambiguation of English locatives: 17 15 14 54

Inflected forms

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