uptown
adverb/ˈʌpˌtaʊn/
Frequency rank: #9,504 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
toward or in the upper part of a city, typically the residential or more affluent area.
Example sentence
She moved uptown to be closer to the best restaurants and galleries in the city.
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