downtown

adjective [before noun], adverb

/ˌdaʊnˈtaʊn/ US

Definition

A2 in or to the central part of a city: downtown Los Angeles a downtown address I work downtown, but I live in the suburbs.Areas in towns and cities downtown

noun [U] › The hotel is situated two miles north of downtown. → Compare uptownAreas in towns and cities

(Definition of downtown adjectiveadverb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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