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uptown

up·town

US/ʌpˈtaʊn/ fairly common us
noun (1) adjective (1) adverb (1)

noun

1.

adjective

1.

of or located in the upper part of a town

  • “uptown residential areas”
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adverb

1.

toward or in the upper part of town

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Origin

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

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