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midtown

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The part of a city between uptown and downtown.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-? Proto-Indo-European *-dhe Proto-Indo-European *médhi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médhyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- Proto-Indo-European *dewh2- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *duh2-nós? Proto-Celtic *dūnombor. Proto-Germanic *tūną Proto-West Germanic *tūn Old English tūn Middle English toun English town English midtown From mid- + town.