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downtown

//ˈdaʊ̯nˌtaʊ̯n//

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Adverb

A word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a clause.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Note for downtown

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Forms

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Comparative
further downtown
Superlative
furthest downtown

Adverb

A word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a clause.

Comparative
further downtown
Superlative
furthest downtown

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
downtowns

Definitions

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

  1. 1.Of, relating to, or situated in the central business district.

    • John walked every day to his downtown job.
    • “Human flesh got stuck to me,” he recalls now, as we sit in the ambulance control centre in downtown Karachi.
    • The famed Farmers & Crafts Market on Main Street in downtown Las Cruces is a lively gathering of regional farmers, bakers, makers, jewelers, artists, food trucks and street musicians.

Adverb

A word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a clause.

  1. 1.In or towards the central business district.

    • You need to go downtown four blocks.
    • A storekeeper downtown was shot dead last evening.
  2. 2.Outside the three-point line, or generally far from the basket.

    • That shot came from way downtown!

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.The main business part of a city or town, usually located at or near its center.

  2. 2.The human genitalia.(slang)

  3. 3.Heroin.(slang)

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #3552

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Uncommon
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

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Word family

Etymology

From down + town.

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