noun
(chiefly Canada, US) The residential part of a city, away from the commercial center.
(US) The commercial center of town (in Charlotte, North Carolina).
adjective
(chiefly Canada, US) In the upper part of a town.
(chiefly Canada, US, by extension) Of or relating to an affluent area or population.
(US) In or of the central commercial center of Charlotte, North Carolina.
adverb
(chiefly Canada, US) To or in the upper part of a town.