Definitions for downtown
ˈdaʊnˈtaʊndown·town

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. business district, downtownadjective

   the central area or commercial center of a town or city

   "the heart of Birmingham's downtown"

2. downtownadverb

   of or located in the lower part of a town, or in the business center

   "downtown Manhattan"; "delinquents roaming the downtown streets"

3. downtownadverb

   toward or in the lower or central part of town

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1. downtownnoun

   either the lower, or the business center of a city or town

2. downtownnoun

   Outside the three-point line, or generally far from the basket.

   That shot came from way downtown!

3. downtownadverb

   in, or towards the downtown area

   You need to go downtown four blocks.

4. downtownadjective

   of, relating to, or situated in the downtown area

   John walked everyday to his downtown job.

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1. Downtown

   Downtown is a song composed by Tony Hatch which, as recorded by Petula Clark in 1964, became an international hit, reaching number one in Billboard Hot 100 and number two in UK Singles Chart. Hatch received the 1981 Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. The song has been covered by many singers, including Dolly Parton, Emma Bunton and The Saw Doctors.

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1. downtown

   Downtown refers to the main business district or city center of a town or city, often characterized by a concentration of retail and office buildings. It is usually the busiest and most densely populated area of the city, often serving as its commercial, financial, and cultural hub.

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1. Downtown

   Downtown is a term primarily used in North America by English speakers to refer to a city's core or central business district, often in a geographical, commercial, or communal sense. It has been used in Australia in cities like Sydney and Melbourne and for New Zealand's main city, Auckland, as well. The term is thought to have been coined in New York City, where it was in use by the 1830s to refer to the original town at the southern tip of the island of Manhattan. As the town of New York grew into a city, the only direction it could grow on the island was toward the north, proceeding upriver from the original settlement. Thus, anything north of the original town became known as "uptown", while the original town became known as "downtown". During the late 19th century, the term was gradually adopted by cities across the United States and Canada to refer to the historical core of the city. Notably, it was not included in dictionaries as late as the 1880s. But by the early 1900s, downtown was clearly established as the proper term in American English for a city's central business district.

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How to pronounce downtown?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say downtown in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of downtown in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of downtown in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of downtown in a Sentence

1. Steven Glynias:

   In the past I would never consider the downtown riverside area as a place to hang out or take clients, now it's Chicago's latest must-visit destination. I think it will really take off this year.

2. Public Safety commissioner:

   That’s why we built 285, y’ all, it’s the bypass. This morning, Atlanta’s MARTA transit system increased rail services to accommodate the expected increase in travelers. By mid-day MARTA CEO Keith Parker was reporting a 25 percent surge in ridership. With highway capacity already at a premium, the I-85 closure comes at a time of peak demand. This weekend, spring break gets underway for many area school students. And Friday evening, the Atlanta Braves will inaugurate their new stadium with a preseason game. During construction of the new stadium, critics questioned the impact the facility would have on traffic at its location near the junction of I-285 and I-75 in suburban Cobb County. Now that I-75 is the only northbound interstate out of downtown Atlanta, traffic plans will be put to the test. Despite the inconvenience, some residents and officials are putting Thursday’s disaster in perspective.

3. Mayor Ravi Bhalla:

   I received a call from our police chief Kenneth Ferrante notifying me of a bar fight in downtown Hoboken, with at least one person falling in and out of consciousness, and our police having to wait for over 30 minutes for an ambulance to arrive, because our EMS is inundated with service calls, this is unfortunately a contributing factor why we cannot continue bar operations which can trigger calls for service that are delayed in part because of this public health crisis.

4. Bryan Cranston:

   We are thrilled and humbled to be getting bronze statues of our characters from Breaking Bad permanently placed at the Convention Center in downtown Albuquerque, the Duke City for decades has meant so much to us over the years, and we want to thank everyone in ABQ, for not only being great hosts through our show and Better Call Saul but being an important character in the storytelling as well.

5. Judi Gulledge:

   Our downtown hotels are just about sold out.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=downtown
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Downtown
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=downtown
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=downtown