noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The part of a city between uptown and downtown. US, countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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barrioblack ghettoblighted areaboweryburghalbusiness district

Example

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"The daily trek to midtown Manhattan takes about an hour and a half."

Etymology

From mid- + town.

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