Downtown

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: down + town
• Rhymes: -aÊŠn

Origin

From down + town

Full definition of downtown

Adjective

1. of, relating to, or situated in the downtown areaJohn walked everyday to his downtown job.

Adverb

1. in, or towards the downtown area; southwardYou need to go downtown four blocks.
2. (basketball) Outside the three-point line, or generally far from the basket.That shot came from way downtown!

Noun

1. (chiefly US) either the lower, or the business center of a city or town

Synonyms

• (business center of a city) city center

Synonyms

• CBD, central business district, city (Australia)