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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.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	downtown - the central area or commercial center of a town or city; "the heart of Birmingham's downtown" business district 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] adv → en el centro de la ciudad

downtown [ˈdaunˈtaun] down adv → en ville

adj (US);

downtown Chicago → le centre commerçant de Chicago

downtown [ˈdaunˈtaun] down (esp US) adv → im Zentrum, in der (Innen)stadt;

(go) → ins Zentrum, in die (Innen)stadt

adj downtown Chicago → das Zentrum von Chicago

downtown [ˈdaunˈtaun] adv → in città

adj (US): downtown Chicago → il centro di Chicago