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- [mid-toun, -toun]
- /ˈmɪdˈtaʊn, -ˌtaʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mid-toun, -toun]
- /ˈmɪdˈtaʊn, -ˌtaʊn/
Definitions of midtown word
- noun midtown the middle part of a city or town between uptown and downtown. 1
- adjective midtown of, relating to, or situated in this part: a midtown restaurant. 1
- adverb midtown to or in this part: She works midtown. 1
- noun midtown The central part of a city between the downtown and uptown areas. 1
- noun midtown central part of a city 1
- adverb midtown in the central part of a city 1
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Origin of midtown
First appearance:
before 1930 One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35; mid- + town
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Parts of speech for Midtown
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
midtown popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
midtown usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for midtown
adj midtown
- urban — of, relating to, or designating a city or town.
- main — chief in size, extent, or importance; principal; leading: the company's main office; the main features of a plan.
- central — Something that is central is in the middle of a place or area.
- metropolitan — of, noting, or characteristic of a metropolis or its inhabitants, especially in culture, sophistication, or in accepting and combining a wide variety of people, ideas, etc.
- business — Business is work relating to the production, buying, and selling of goods or services.
noun midtown
- city — The City is the part of London where many important financial institutions have their main offices. People often refer to these financial institutions as the City.
- center — a point equally distant from all points on the circumference of a circle or surface of a sphere
- centre — A centre is a building where people have meetings, take part in a particular activity, or get help of some kind.
Antonyms for midtown
adj midtown
- country — A country is one of the political units which the world is divided into, covering a particular area of land.
- minor — lesser, as in size, extent, or importance, or being or noting the lesser of two: a minor share.
- rural — of, relating to, or characteristic of the country, country life, or country people; rustic: rural tranquillity.
- suburban — pertaining to, inhabiting, or being in a suburb or the suburbs of a city or town.
- secondary — next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
Top questions with midtown
- where is midtown?
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