downtown
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downtown
- /ˈdaʊ̯nˌtaʊ̯n/ US, UK
- [ˈdaʊ̯nˌtʰaʊ̯n] US, UK
- /ˈdæʊ̯nˌtæʊ̯n/
- [ˈdæʊ̯nˌtʰæʊ̯n]
- /ˈdaːnˌtaːn/
- [ˈdaːnˌtʰaːn]
Rhymes with -aʊn
Where it comes from
From down + town.
adjective further downtown · farther downtown · more downtown · furthest downtown · farthest downtown · most downtown
- Of, relating to, or situated in the central business district. John walked every day to his downtown job.
adverb further downtown · farther downtown · more downtown · furthest downtown · farthest downtown · most downtown
- In or towards the central business district. You need to go downtown four blocks.
- Outside the three-point line, or generally far from the basket. That shot came from way downtown!
noun downtowns · dahntahn
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The main business part of a city or town, usually located at or near its center.
Similar: city center, town centre, central business district, city
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The human genitalia.
Similar: axe wound, badly packed kebab, bearded clam, beaver, beef curtains, burger, chocha, clam, cooch, coochie, coochy, cookie
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Heroin.
Similar: Big H, boy, brown sugar, brown, bujj, diacetylmorphine, diamorphine, dog food, dope, dugee, henry, heroin
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: business district, uptown, midtown, city, town, urban, inner-city, plaza, centre, middle, midst, central, compromise, inner, east, center
Translations
Every language
adv in, or towards the central business district
| Português | centro |
|---|---|
| Français | centre-ville |
| Deutsch | in der Innenstadt, in die Innenstadt |
| Tiếng Việt | dưới phố |
noun either the lower, or the business center of a city or town
| Español | centro, centro/núcleo urbano/ciudadano/citadino, downtown, dauntaun, dauntáun |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 시내 sinae, 도심 dosim |
| 日本語 | ダウンタウン dauntaun, 町 machi, 中心部 chūshinbu, 中心業務地区 chūshin gyōmu chiku |
| 中文 | 市中心 shìzhōngxīn, 中央商業區 /中央商业区 zhōngyāng shāngyèqū |
| Português | centro, baixa |
| Français | centre-ville, quartier d'affaires |
| Deutsch | Stadtmitte, Innenstadt, Stadtzentrum, Zentrum, City |
| Italiano | centro |
| Ελληνικά | αγορά agorá, κέντρο kéntro |
| Română | centru n de oraș (comercial) |
| Русский | центр centr, центр го́рода centr góroda, делова́я часть го́рода delovája častʹ góroda, си́ти síti |
| Tiếng Việt | khu trung tâm thành phố, khu vực trung tâm thành phố, nội thành |
| العربية | وَسَطُ البَلَد wasaṭu l-balad |
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title = {downtown},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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