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adj
In the upper part of a town.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, not-comparable, usually
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adj
Of or relating to an affluent area or population.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, broadly, not-comparable, usually
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adj
In or of the central commercial center of Charlotte, North Carolina.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, not-comparable, usually
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Synonyms: downtown
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adv
To or in the upper part of a town.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, not-comparable, usually
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name
The central business district of Charlotte, North Carolina.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
A neighbourhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: Bluff
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noun
The residential part of a city, away from the commercial center.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, countable, uncountable
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noun
The commercial center of town (in Charlotte, North Carolina).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, uncountable
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adjective
of or located in the upper part of a town
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: downtown
adverb
toward or in the upper part of town
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: downtown
noun
a residential part of town away from the central commercial district
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: residential district, residential area, community
History
Charlotte: In use since the 1890s. The name's popularity faded in the 1930s but was revived in 1973.
Across languages
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
