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downtown

[ doun-toun ]

adverb

  1. to or in the main business section of a city.


adjective

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

noun

  1. the main business section of a city.

downtown

/ ˈ岹ʊˈٲʊ /

noun

  1. the central or lower part of a city, esp the main commercial area
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. towards, to, or into this area
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or situated in the downtown area

    downtown Manhattan

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈǷɲˈٴǷɲԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ǷɲtǷɲİ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of downtown1

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35; down 1 + town
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“Does anyone remember what they tried to give us in the fall? Zeroes,” said union head David Green as workers dinged purple cowbells at the downtown rally.

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Construction equipment whines as workers erect towering bleachers in a downtown park.

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From the Southgate Centre, on the city’s southern edge, to the downtown financial district, it seemed as if everyone, from students and shopkeepers to cabbies and the cable guy, were wearing Oiler sweaters.

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In 1963, I was privileged to see him play at old Laguna Park in downtown Santa Barbara for the California League team Santa Barbara Rancheros.

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When I landed, I took an Uber to downtown Indianapolis, got lunch, saw “Sinners” and then literally got a Lyft back to the airport and was back in Chicago at 4 p.m.

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