downtown

[ doun-toun ]

/ ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn /

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adverb

to or in the main business section of a city.

adjective

of, relating to, or situated in the main business section of a city.

noun

the main business section of a city.

Origin of downtown

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35; down¹ + town

OTHER WORDS FROM downtown

down·town·er, noun

Words nearby downtown

downswing, downtake, downthrow, downtick, downtime, downtown, downtrend, downtrodden, downturn, downvote, downward

Example sentences from the Web for downtown

Soon thereafter, Bentivolio was asked to play Santa in downtown Milford and became a professional.

Kerry Bentivolio: The Congressman Who Believes in Santa Claus |Ben Jacobs |December 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He speaks while sipping a soda in the restaurant of the Residence Victoria in downtown Kisangani.

The Congo's Forgotten Colonial Getaway |Nina Strochlic |December 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It was headquartered in Stanleyville, in a tall corner building that still stands in the decrepit, yet lively, downtown.

The Congo's Forgotten Colonial Getaway |Nina Strochlic |December 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Just downtown shone the Freedom Tower, which has risen where the World Trade Center came down in the 9/11 attacks.

Eric Garner Was Just a Number to Them |Michael Daly |December 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Artillery fire could be heard in Avtozavodsky district, on Chernyshevskogo and Putin avenues in downtown Grozny.

Fierce Fighting in Grozny Raises Specter of ISIS Influence in Russia |Anna Nemtsova |December 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But now he seemed to find the downtown trip arduous, even hazardous.

Gigolo |Edna Ferber
Then if they were going to go through the downtown area what did you say about the route that should be taken for that?

Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
As they got closer to downtown Kowloon, however, Chinese predominated, with only a sprinkling of what were evidently Englishmen.

The Caves of Fear |John Blaine
It was in a small restaurant in the downtown business district.

The Survey, Volume XXX, Number 1, April 5, 1913 |Various
When you took him to the bus terminal for the purpose of his returning to downtown Dallas?

Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for downtown

downtown

/ (ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn) US, Canadian and NZ /

noun

the central or lower part of a city, esp the main commercial area

adverb

towards, to, or into this area

adjective

of, relating to, or situated in the downtown area downtown Manhattan

Derived forms of downtown

downtowner, noun

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downtown

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adjective

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