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Upper East Side

Upper East Side proper noun: a neighborhood in the northeastern part of Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States.

Proper noun

the Upper East Side

  1. A neighborhood in the northeastern part of Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States.
    • The selectivity of co-ops' admission process and their high prices helped cement the Upper East Side as one of the most prestigious addresses in New York.2024 March 23, Hugo Cox, “Upper East Side story”, in FT Weekend (House & Home section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3
    Synonyms:
    UES

Synonyms of Upper East Side

Questions about Upper East Side

What does Upper East Side mean?
Upper East Side means a neighborhood in the northeastern part of Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States.
What part of speech is Upper East Side?
Upper East Side is a proper noun.

Words near Upper East Side in the dictionary

  1. upper decky
  2. Upper Deerfield
  3. Upper Denton
  4. Upper Duck Creek
  5. Upper Duroby
  6. Upper East Side
  7. Upper Eden Creek
  8. Upper Egypt
  9. Upper Egyptian
  10. Upper Egyptian Arabic
  11. Upper Esk

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