uptown
IPA: ˈʌptˈaʊn
noun
- (chiefly Canada, US) The residential part of a city, away from the commercial center.
adjective
- (chiefly Canada, US) In the upper part of a town.
- (chiefly Canada, US, by extension) Of or relating to an affluent area or population.
adverb
- (chiefly Canada, US) To or in the upper part of a town.
Advertisement
Examples of "uptown" in Sentences
- They too would be wrong as today is Blogfest 2007 at 'The Manor' in uptown Mitchieville.
- Narration Bubble: The dopest graffiti gang in uptown Comet, The Raggs were as skilled as they were elusive.
- The courthouse area became known as uptown, and the railroad area became known as 'Downtown' or 'Whiteville Depot.'
- A short distance away in the same area, generally, but a little bit of what we call uptown, over here is what you'll find is called Baptist Medical Center, is over here.
- Keeping up with Reg's wintry theme from yesterday, I decided to leave the warm confines of my palatial winter estate in uptown Mitchieville to take a few pictures of what Mitchieville looked like after yesterdays storm.
- Toronto's transit traffic pattern of the last twelve or thirteen years, and particularly during the last five years, indicates a relatively high increase in uptown-crosstown traffic compared with the lower, more established routes.
- Like the Mood Swings track I posted the other day, this song was recorded at Flowers Studio in uptown Minneapolis and features Senne on guitar, bass, piano and vocals, and local musician (of the Ocean Blue, Polara) Peter Anderson on drums.
- There is suitable dramatic tension throughout the book like when, following one lead, Joe takes a train uptown to The Hood, a vampire clan that takes no prisoners ... for longer than it takes to have them provide ghoulish entertainment, anyway.
Advertisement
Advertisement