downtown

down-town · adverb

imported

Definitions

adverb

  1. 1.

    In or toward the central business district of a city.

  2. 2.

    Of or relating to the central part of a city.

  3. 3.

    The central business district of a city.

Related words

Antonyms: suburbs, uptown
See also: city, uptown, urban
Synonyms: central business district, city center

Etymology

American English compound of down + town, referring to the lower or central part of a city (historically, in New York, the older part of Manhattan).