a residential part of town away from the central commercial district of or located in the upper part of a town; "uptown residential areas" toward or in the upper part of town
(n) The word uptown originated in the New York city train stations As you leave downtown Manhattan the trains direct you to Uptown Uptown includes Harlem, East Harlem, Washinton Heights, Inwood and (sometimes) the South Bronx
If you go uptown, or go to a place uptown, you go away from the centre of a town or city towards the edge. Uptown sometimes refers to a part of the city other than the main business district. He rode uptown and made his way to Bob's apartment Susan continued to live uptown There's a skating rink uptown. downtown Uptown is also an adjective. uptown clubs. a small uptown radio station. uptown New York. downtown. in or towards an area of a city that is away from the centre, especially one where the streets have larger numbers in their names and where people have more money downtown
[ '&p ] (adverb.) before 12th century. partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English up; partly from Middle English uppe on high, from Old English; both akin to Old High German uf up and probably to Latin sub under, Greek hypo under, hyper over; more at OVER.