uptown

noun

1. (Canada, US, countable, uncountable)The residential part of a city, away from the commercial center.
2. (US, countable, uncountable)The commercial center of town (in Charlotte, North Carolina).

   “Charlotte / Douglas International Airport, a U.S. Air hub, is about twenty minutes from uptown and is the[…]”

   “Charlotte has a number of museums that give visitors an insider's perspective on the region, most of which are […] in uptown, and the Mint Museum of Art, 2730 Randolph Rd., […]”

adj

1. (Canada, US, not-comparable, usually)In the upper part of a town.
2. (Canada, US, broadly, not-comparable, usually)Of or relating to an affluent area or population.

   “uptown problems”

   “She's been living in her uptown world / I bet she's never had a backstreet guy”

3. (US, not-comparable, usually)In or of the central commercial center of Charlotte, North Carolina.

   “Thus when he raised hell and got a toilet in uptown Charlotte for Negroes, he was not regarded as an agitator but as a public-spirited citizen.”

   “[…] he was operating a mobile unit in uptown Charlotte when he received a call at approximately 7:00 p.m. […]”

   “[…] you might want to also check into Charlotte's uptown development corporation, which is a very similar set up[…]”

   “[…] in uptown Charlotte in this period.”

   “[…] Charlotte staffed currently by 7,000 employees. Additionally, this bank has 6,000 or so employed uptown. Bank of America has in excess of 10,000 workers in uptown Charlotte and has opened a service center near High Point with another[…]”

adv

1. (Canada, US, not-comparable, usually)To or in the upper part of a town.

   “Let's go uptown and try out that new restaurant.”

name

1. The central business district of Charlotte, North Carolina.

   “On weekends the historic Charlotte Trolley runs from Atherton Mill in South End, through a tunnel inside the Charlotte Convention Center in Uptown, and all the way up to Ninth Street. […] Charlotte Bobcats Arena opened on Trade Street in Uptown. It is home to the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats, the Charlotte Checkers minor-league hockey team, and a host of college basketball tournaments and nationally touring concerts.”

   “Corporations were moving to Charlotte, and developers were buying rundown buildings in Uptown and replacing them with condominiums. But many low-income people still lived in Uptown and surrounding areas.”

   “Its proximity to Uptown and Bank of America Stadium ensures that this park has many visitors in addition to the regular neighborhood users.”

2. A neighbourhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.