Uptown vs Downtown - What's the difference?
uptown | downtown |
(chiefly, North America) the residential part of a city, away from the commercial center
of, relating to, or situated in the downtown area
in, or towards the downtown area; southward
(basketball) Outside the three-point line, or generally far from the basket.
As nouns the difference between uptown and downtown
is that uptown is the residential part of a city, away from the commercial center while downtown is either the lower, or the business center of a city or town.As adverbs the difference between uptown and downtown
is that uptown is to or in the upper part of a town while downtown is in, or towards the downtown area; southward.As an adjective downtown is
of, relating to, or situated in the downtown area.uptown
English
(wikipedia uptown)Noun
(en noun)See also
* downtown * oldtowndowntown
English
(wikipedia downtown)Adjective
(en adjective)- John walked everyday to his downtown job.
See also
* uptown * oldtownAdverb
(en adverb)- You need to go downtown four blocks.
- That shot came from way downtown!