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UPTOWN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does uptown mean?
• UPTOWN (noun)
The noun UPTOWN has 1 sense:
1. a residential part of town away from the central commercial district
Familiarity information: UPTOWN used as a noun is very rare.
• UPTOWN (adjective)
The adjective UPTOWN has 1 sense:
1. of or located in the upper part of a town
Familiarity information: UPTOWN used as an adjective is very rare.
• UPTOWN (adverb)
The adverb UPTOWN has 1 sense:
1. toward or in the upper part of town
Familiarity information: UPTOWN used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A residential part of town away from the central commercial district
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("uptown" is a kind of...):
community; residential area; residential district (a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences)
Holonyms ("uptown" is a part of...):
city (an incorporated administrative district established by state charter)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or located in the upper part of a town
Context example:
uptown residential areas
Antonym:
downtown (of or located in the lower part of a town, or in the business center)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Toward or in the upper part of town
Antonym:
downtown (toward or in the lower or central part of town)
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