uptown

CEFRB1

/ˈʌptaʊn/

adverb · noun · adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adverb

    In or toward the part of a city away from the center.

  2. 02

    adverb

    Extra detail

    In the upper part of a town.

Examples

  • We're taking a class on disaster preparedness uptown.

  • Let's go uptown and try out that new restaurant.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
3
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ʌpˈtaʊn/

Deep Dive

adverb

Extra meaning

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

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The residential part of a city, away from the commercial center.

adjective

Extra meaning

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

More examples

In context

  • uptown problems

  • Charlotte / Douglas International Airport, a U.S. Air hub, is about twenty minutes from uptown and is the[…]

  • Charlotte has a number of museums that give visitors an insider's perspective on the region, most of which are […] in uptown, and the Mint Museum of Art, 2730 Randolph Rd., […]

Synonyms

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Origin

adverb

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