downtown Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun the central area or commercial center of a town or city
   business district.
   
   • the heart of Birmingham's downtown
2. adjective of or located in the lower part of a town, or in the business center
   
   • downtown Manhattan
   • delinquents roaming the downtown streets
3. adverb toward or in the lower or central part of town
   

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