downtown

English

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Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aʊn

Noun

downtown (plural downtowns)

1. (chiefly US) either the lower, or the business center of a city or town
2. (basketball) Outside the three-point line, or generally far from the basket.

   That shot came from way downtown!

Translations

either the lower, or the business center of a city or town

Bulgarian: център на града (bg) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 市中心 (zh) (shìzhōngxīn) Dutch: binnenstad (nl) m. Esperanto: urbocentro (eo), urbomezo (eo) Finnish: keskusta (fi) French: centre-ville (fr) m. German: Stadtmitte (de) f. Greek: αγορά (el) (agorá) f., κέντρο (el) (kéntro) n. Hungarian: belváros (hu)

Italian: centro (it) m. Japanese: ダウンタウン (ja) (dauntaun), 町 (ja) (まち, machi), 中心部 (ja) (ちゅうしんぶ, chūshinbu) Korean: 시내 (ko) (sinae), 도심 (ko) (dosim) Kurdish: ناوشار Portuguese: centro (pt) Romanian: centru  (ro) n. (comercial) de oraș Russian: центр (ru) (centr) m. Spanish: centro (es) m. Swedish: innerstad (sv), centrum (sv), city (sv)

(basketball) Outside the three-point line, or generally far from the basket

Synonyms

• CBD, Central Business District, city (Australia)

Adverb

downtown (comparative more downtown, superlative most downtown)

1. in, or towards the downtown area

   You need to go downtown four blocks.

Adjective

downtown (comparative more downtown, superlative most downtown)

1. of, relating to, or situated in the downtown area

   John walked everyday to his downtown job.

See also

• uptown

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Italian

Etymology

English

Noun

downtown m. inv.

1. downtown (financial district)

Synonyms

• city