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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 18944 COCA: 3116

downtown

1 downtown /ˈdaʊnˌtaʊn/ noun
plural downtowns
1 downtown
/ˈdaʊnˌtaʊn/
noun
plural downtowns
Learner's definition of DOWNTOWN
[count] chiefly US
: the main or central part of a city or town : the part of a city or town where there are tall buildings, stores, offices, etc.城镇中心;市中心;商业区usually singular通常用单数
compare uptown
2 downtown /ˌdaʊnˈtaʊn/ adverb
2 downtown
/ˌdaʊnˈtaʊn/
adverb
Learner's definition of DOWNTOWN
chiefly US
: to, toward, or in the main or central part of a city or town往市中心;在市中心

— downtown

adjective, always used before a noun
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 18944 COCA: 3116

downtown

1 of 2

adjective

down·​town ˌdau̇n-ˈtau̇n How to pronounce downtown (audio)
1
: of, relating to, or located in the lower part or business center of a city or town
2
: hip, trendy
downtown music
downtown adverb

downtown

2 of 2

noun

: the lower part of a city or town
also : the main business district or central part of a city or town
downtowner noun

Example Sentences

Adjective the downtown clientele of this bistro come to be seen, and the food is only an afterthought
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
There has been a boom in entrepreneurship in non-downtown New York areas like Jamaica, Queens, and the South Bronx. Mae Anderson And Tom Krisher, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2021 Windows were blown out of downtown high-rises and downed trees and power lines blocked roads across the city. Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2021 Davinder Singh, co-founder of the Duwara Consciousness Foundation, also is often downtown to oversee mobile showers on 16th Street. San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2021 Reyna had been scheduled to take Andrés, a family friend, with her on a semiweekly trip to a downtown wholesale market to get supplies for her shop. Mark Stevenson, Star Tribune, 26 May 2021 Before San Francisco office workers start streaming back to downtown high-rises again, property owners and managers need to make sure those buildings are safe. J.k. Dineen, SFChronicle.com, 28 May 2020 Freed from the shackles of 9-to-5 office work, these white-collar workers are seeking mountain homes near open space and tranquility far from downtown high-rises. J.k. Dineen, SFChronicle.com, 25 Aug. 2020 His firm's BMO Tower just opened in April and is downtown Milwaukee's newest office tower. Jeff Bollier, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 May 2020 Located in a neighborhood that was then an industrial backwater, the club provided a safe space in downtown Manhattan for large groups of young African-Americans. Alex Williams, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2020
Noun
The company has defended the closure of the Douglass Loop store, noting Heine Brothers' is transitioning to drive-thru shops and that location was the last shop outside of downtown that did not have a drive-thru. The Courier-Journal, 9 Sep. 2022 The main data center is housed in district headquarters on South Beaudry Avenue just west of downtown, occupying an entire floor. Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022 But those who couldn’t get there, or weren’t inclined to go outside, toughed it out under trees or alongside Ulatis Creek, which meanders along the edge of downtown. Kevin Fagan, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Sep. 2022 Merchants in other pockets of downtown are also interested in the open streets concept. Tony Semerad, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022 The incident that injured Blasingame happened the afternoon of July 10, 2018 near Windsor Street, south of downtown, according to the lawsuit, which was filed in the U.S. District Court in 2019. Asia Simone Burns, ajc, 31 Aug. 2022 The Museum of Pop Culture is very close to the Space Needle and Chihuly museum, northwest of downtown. Marc Bona, cleveland, 31 Aug. 2022 Hairy Beast Dog Pawlour located just west of downtown, the release stated. Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022 Previously, TRU Colors operated out of a century-old two-story house that Taylor owned on Red Cross Street, a few blocks northeast of downtown. Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1845, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of downtown was in 1837
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 18944 COCA: 3116

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