downtown

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Etymology [edit]

From down +‎ town

Pronunciation [edit]

  • Hyphenation: down‧town
  • Rhymes: -aʊn

Adjective [edit]

downtown (comparative more downtown, superlative most downtown)

  1. of, relating to, or situated in the downtown area
    John walked everyday to his downtown job.

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Adverb [edit]

downtown (comparative more downtown, superlative most downtown)

  1. in, or towards the downtown area; southward
    You need to go downtown four blocks.
  2. (basketball) Outside the three-point line, or generally far from the basket.
    That shot came from way downtown!

Noun [edit]

downtown (plural downtowns)

  1. (chiefly US) either the lower, or the business center of a city or town

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Noun [edit]

downtown m (invariable)

  1. downtown (financial district)

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