uptown

UK: /ˌʌpˈtaʊn/

US: /adv., n. ˈʌpˈtaʊn; adj. -ˌtaʊn/

US: (adv., n. up′toun′; adj. up′toun′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

up•town /adv., n. ˈʌpˈtaʊn; adj. -ˌtaʊn/   adv. 

1. to, toward, or in the upper part of a town or city, usually the part away from the main business section.

adj. [before a noun]

2. moving toward, situated in, or relating to the upper part of a town or city:
   Take the uptown bus.

n. [uncountable]

3. the uptown section of a town or city.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

up•town  (adv., n. up′toun′;adj. up′toun′), adv. 

1. to, toward, or in the upper part of a town or city:
   He rode uptown on the bus.

adj. 

2. moving toward, situated in, or pertaining to the upper part of a town:
   Take the uptown bus.
3. of, for, or characteristic of affluent people;
   elegant, stylish, or luxurious:
   uptown fashions; uptown tastes.

n. 

4. the uptown section of a town or city:
   Uptown is less crowded.

• up- + town 1830–40

up′town′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

uptown / ˈʌpˈtaʊn/ adjective , adverb

1. towards, in, or relating to some part of a town that is away from the centre

noun

1. such a part of a town, esp a residential part

ˈupˈtowner noun