uptown

uptown
uptowner, n.
adv., n. /up"town"/; adj. /up"town'/, 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.
[1830-40; UP- + TOWN]

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