downtown

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English

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Etymology

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From down +‎ town.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: down‧town
  • Rhymes: -aʊn
  • Audio (US):(file)

Adjective

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downtown (not comparable)

  1. Of, relating to, or situated in the central business district
    John walked every day to his downtown job.
    • 2017 April 6, Samira Shackle, “On the frontline with Karachi’s ambulance drivers”, in The Guardian[1]:
      “Human flesh got stuck to me,” he recalls now, as we sit in the ambulance control centre in downtown Karachi.

Adverb

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downtown (not comparable)

  1. In or towards the central business district.
    You need to go downtown four blocks.
    • 1964, Tony Hatch (lyrics and music), “Downtown”, performed by Petula Clark:
      When you're alone and life is making you lonely / You can always go downtown
  2. (basketball) Outside the three-point line, or generally far from the basket.
    That shot came from way downtown!

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Noun

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downtown (plural downtowns)

  1. (chiefly US, Canada) The main business part of a city or town, usually located at or near its center.
    Synonyms: city center, town centre, central business district, (Australia) city
  2. (US, slang) The human genitalia.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:vulva, Thesaurus:vagina
  3. (slang) heroin.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:heroin

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English downtown.

Noun

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downtown m (invariable)

  1. downtown (financial district)
    Synonym: city