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Meanings of uptown in English

Of or located in the upper part of a town.

Usage of uptown in English
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Then we'd go to a church uptown that's left open at night.
The new yorker
2
In fifteen minutes I have to be uptown on the West Side.
One night stands & lost weekends
3
They walked to the edge of the platform on the uptown end.
The Crime of the French Café and Other Stories
4
On uptown the hack went, while we kept discreetly in the rear.
Gold of the Gods
5
And far uptown another sat with the same paper in her hand.
The Mucker
6
The first time was a couple of months after we moved uptown.
Public secrets
7
She even went downtown in her efforts to bring WER back uptown.
Nim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who Would Be Human
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The Scribe will not follow them very far in their walk uptown.
Peter: A Novel of Which He is Not the Hero
9
The Law Enforcement Center is on East Trade Street, in uptown Charlotte.
Bones in Her Pocket
10
I went into pushing with Bill Gains, who handled the uptown business.
Junky
11
Willie recognized real fear when he saw it, everyone from uptown did.
Creepers
12
And a half-second later an uptown train pulled in on their side.
The Crime of the French Café and Other Stories
13
At that instant the policeman signaled the uptown traffic to move on.
One Wonderful Night: A Romance of New York
14
The cab ride uptown didn't do much to settle either of us.
The burglar who traded ted williams
15
I took the path that led uptown and walked toward the pond.
One night stands & lost weekends
16
To the uptown city-dweller, the idea of shopping meal-by-meal was hopelessly inefficient.
97 orchard: an edible history of five immigrant families in one ...
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