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View synonyms for downtown

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

/ ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn /

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

  • ˈdownˈtowner, noun
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Other Words From

  • downtowner 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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Example Sentences

Or, like many enterprising DIYers, you could go to L.A.’s downtown Flower District, save some money and — gulp — do your flowers yourself.

Surveillance videos show the suspect assaulting women in parking lots in downtown and in Lincoln Heights.

“Sync.Live” is part of IndieCade’s long-running free Night Games programming, back for the second year at downtown’s Music Center on Friday and Saturday evenings.

The latest details come three weeks after Valenzuela’s death and days after a public funeral Mass was held for him at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles.

But she lost political clout as property and retail theft grew more brazen and homeless encampments sprouted beyond downtown’s borders and through all corners of the city.

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