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uptown

/ˈʌptaʊn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.31 in modern English

Syllables
up-town
IPA
/ˈʌptaʊn/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The residential part of a city, which is usually away from the central business district.

Canadian usage; American usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

The commercial center of town (in Charlotte, North Carolina).

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

adj

In the upper part of a town.

Canadian usage; American usage

adj

Of or relating to an affluent area or population.

Canadian usage; American usage

adj

In or of the central commercial center of Charlotte, North Carolina.

American usage

adv

To or in the upper part of a town.

Canadian usage; American usage

name

The central business district of Charlotte, North Carolina.

name

A neighbourhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Charlotte: In use since the 1890s. The name's popularity faded in the 1930s but was revived in 1973.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈʌptaʊn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

uptowns (plural) further uptown (comparative) farther uptown (comparative) more uptown (comparative) furthest uptown (superlative) farthest uptown (superlative) most uptown (superlative)

Derived Forms

uptowner

Frequently Paired Words

Uptown downtown midtown old town northside southside eastside westside

Synonyms

downtown Bluff

Rhymes With

down top-down run-down town brown crown downtown clown gown drown noun browne

Questions

How do you pronounce uptown?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌptaʊn/.
What does uptown mean?
The residential part of a city, which is usually away from the central business district.
Where does uptown come from?
Charlotte: In use since the 1890s. The name's popularity faded in the 1930s but was revived in 1973.

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