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Uptown

//ˈʌptaʊn// adj, adv, name, noun

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Adjective

1
In the upper part of a town. Canada, US, not-comparable, usually
2
Of or relating to an affluent area or population. Canada, US, broadly, not-comparable, usually
"uptown problems"
3
In or of the central commercial center of Charlotte, North Carolina. US, not-comparable, usually
"Thus when he raised hell and got a toilet in uptown Charlotte for Negroes, he was not regarded as an agitator but as a public-spirited citizen."

Adjective

1
of or located in the upper part of a town wordnet

Adverb

1
To or in the upper part of a town. Canada, US, not-comparable, usually
"Let's go uptown and try out that new restaurant."

Adverb

1
toward or in the upper part of town wordnet

Proper Noun

1
The central business district of Charlotte, North Carolina.
"On weekends the historic Charlotte Trolley runs from Atherton Mill in South End, through a tunnel inside the Charlotte Convention Center in Uptown, and all the way up to Ninth Street. […] Charlotte Bobcats Arena opened on Trade Street in Uptown. It is home to the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats, the Charlotte Checkers minor-league hockey team, and a host of college basketball tournaments and nationally touring concerts."

Noun

1
The residential part of a city, away from the commercial center. Canada, US
2
a residential part of town away from the central commercial district wordnet
3
The commercial center of town (in Charlotte, North Carolina). US
"Charlotte / Douglas International Airport, a U.S. Air hub, is about twenty minutes from uptown and is the[…]"

Etymology

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

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