city center

English

Alternative forms

• city centre

Noun

city center (plural city centers) (American spelling)

1. The central business area of a city.
   • 2014 Jan. 21, Benjamin Preston, "Automobiles: Wheelies," New York Times (retrieved 19 Feb 2014):

     In an effort to tackle mounting greenhouse gas emissions, the city of Hamburg, Germany, has decided to ban all cars from the city center by 2034.

   Synonyms: (US) downtown, central business district

Related terms

• town centre / town center

Translations

downtown — see downtown

Anagrams

• Center City, city centre