downtown
See also: down-town
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: down‧town
- Rhymes: -aʊn
Adjective
downtown (not comparable)
- of, relating to, or situated in the central business district
- John walked everyday 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
downtown (not comparable)
- in or towards the central business district
- You need to go downtown four blocks.
- (basketball) Outside the three-point line, or generally far from the basket.
- That shot came from way downtown!
Translations
in, or towards the central business district
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(basketball): outside the three-point line, or generally far from the basket
Noun
downtown (plural downtowns)
- (chiefly US, Canada) The main business part of a city or town, usually located at or near its center.
Synonyms
(business center of a municipality):
- city center
- town centre
- central business district, CBD
- city (Australia)
Translations
either the lower, or the business center of a city or town
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See also
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English downtown.
Noun
downtown m (uncountable)
- downtown (financial district)
Synonyms
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