uptown Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a residential part of town away from the central commercial district
  2. adjective of or located in the upper part of a town
    • uptown residential areas
  3. adverb toward or in the upper part of town

WordNet

Up*town" adverb
Definitions
  1. To or in the upper part of a town; as, to go uptown. Colloq. U. S.
Up"town` adjective
Definitions
  1. Situated in, or belonging to, the upper part of a town or city; as, a uptown street, shop, etc.; uptown society. Colloq. U. S.

Webster 1913