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up·town
(ŭp′toun′)n.
The upper part of a town or city.
adv. (ŭp′toun′)
To, toward, or in the upper part of a town or city.
adj.
Of, relating to, or located uptown.
up′town′er n.
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uptown
(ˈʌpˈtaʊn)adj, adv
(Human Geography) towards, in, or relating to some part of a town that is away from the centre
n
(Human Geography) such a part of a town, esp a residential part
ˈupˈtowner n
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up•town
(adv., n. ˈʌpˈtaʊn; adj. -ˌtaʊn)adv.
1. to, toward, or in the upper part of a town or city, usu. the part away from the main business section.
adj. 2. moving toward, situated in, or pertaining to the upper part of a town or city: Take the uptown bus.
n. 3. the uptown section of a town or city.
[1830–40]
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| Noun | 1. |  uptown - a residential part of town away from the central commercial districtcity - an incorporated administrative district established by state charter; "the city raised the tax rate" residential area, residential district, community - a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences |
| Adj. | 1. |  uptown - of or located in the upper part of a town; "uptown residential areas"downtown - of or located in the lower part of a town, or in the business center; "downtown Manhattan"; "delinquents roaming the downtown streets" |
| Adv. | 1. |  uptown - toward or in the upper part of towndowntown - toward or in the lower or central part of town |
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Translations
esikaupunki
uptown
[ˈʌpˈtaʊn] (US)A. ADV → hacia las afueras, hacia los barrios exteriores
B. ADJ → exterior, de las afueras
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
uptown
[ˌʌpˈtaʊn] (mainly US) adv [live] → dans les quartiers résidentiels; [go, travel] → vers les quartiers résidentiels
adj [club, district] → des quartiers résidentiels
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
uptown
(US)adj (= in Northern part of town) → im Norden (der Stadt); (= in residential area) → im Villenviertel; person → anspruchsvoll; bar, club, theatre, store → vornehm; uptown New York → der Norden von New York
adv → im Norden der Stadt; → im Villenviertel; (with movement) → in den Norden der Stadt; → ins Villenviertel
n → Villenviertel nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
uptown
[ˌʌpˈtaʊn] (Am)1. adv (walk, drive) → verso i quartieri residenziali; (live) → in un quartiere residenziale
2. adj → dei quartieri residenziali
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995