downtown
Use Downtown in a sentence
adverb
1.
to or in the main business section of a city.
adjective
2.
of, pertaining to, or situated in the main business section of a city.
noun
3.
the main business section of a city.
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downtown (ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the central or lower part of a city, esp the main commercial area |
| —adv | |
| 2. | towards, to, or into this area |
| —adj | |
| 3. | of, relating to, or situated in the downtown area: downtown Manhattan |
| 'down'towner | |
| —n | |
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Downtown
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Example sentences
Set throughout the city from the bustling downtown to ritzy, upper-crust neighborhoods.
Recently, though, the historic downtown district has been revitalized with antiques shops.
The chamber, along with the city's convention and tourism board, wants the casino to be located downtown.
In almost every city the big downtown department stores are losing trade to the suburban shopping centers.
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