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UPTOWN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or located in the upper part of a town

Example:

uptown residential areas

Classified under:

Adjectives

Antonym:

downtown (of or located in the lower part of a town, or in the business center)

 III. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Toward or in the upper part of town

Classified under:

Adverbs

Antonym:

downtown (toward or in the lower or central part of town)

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