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downtown

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down·town  (dountoun)
n.
The lower part or the business center of a city or town.
adv. (dountoun)
To, toward, or in the lower part or the business center of a city or town.
adj. (dountoun)
Of, relating to, or located downtown.

downtown Chiefly US, Canad, & NZ
Noun
the central or lower part of a city, esp. the main commercial area
Adverb
towards, to, or into this area
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.downtowndowntown - the central area or commercial center of a town or city; "the heart of Birmingham's downtown"
city district - a district of a town or city
Tin Pan Alley - a city district (originally in New York) where composers and publishers of popular music do business
Adj.1.downtown - of or located in the lower part of a town, or in the business center; "downtown Manhattan"; "delinquents roaming the downtown streets"
uptown - of or located in the upper part of a town; "uptown residential areas"
Adv.1.downtown - toward or in the lower or central part of town
uptown - toward or in the upper part of town
Translations
downtown [daunˈtaun] adven el centro de la ciudad
downtown [ˈdaunˈtaun] down adven ville
adj (US);
downtown Chicago → le centre commerçant de Chicago
downtown [ˈdaunˈtaun] down (esp US) advim Zentrum, in der (Innen)stadt;
(go) → ins Zentrum, in die (Innen)stadt
adj downtown Chicago → das Zentrum von Chicago
downtown [ˈdaunˈtaun] advin città
adj (US): downtown Chicago → il centro di Chicago


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I was glad, when I came home from school at noon, to see a farm-wagon standing in the back yard, and I was always ready to run downtown to get beefsteak or baker's bread for unexpected company.
So he entertained Wilson with some airs and graces and attitudes for a while, then stepped out of sight and resumed the other disguise, and by and by went down and out the back way and started downtown to reconnoiter the scene of his intended labors.
"I'll be here," promised Ned; and then he went downtown to attend to some matters con- nected with his new duties, which were much less irksome than those he had had when he had been in the bank.
 
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