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There is a lot of lip service paid in this Congress and downtown at the White House about family values and small business. Who better represents family values and small business than the fishermen and women on the Oregon and California coast.
Peter DeFazio

Meaning of "downtown" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DOWNTOWN

downtown  [ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOWNTOWN

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determiner
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Downtown can act as a noun, an adjective and an adverb.
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WHAT DOES DOWNTOWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

downtown

Downtown

Downtown is a term primarily used in North America by English speakers to refer to a city's core or CBD, often in a geographical, commercial, or communal sense. The term is thought to have been coined in New York City, where it was in use by the 1830s to refer to the original town at the southern tip of the island of Manhattan. As the town of New York grew into a city, the only direction it could grow on the island was toward the north, proceeding upriver from the original settlement. Thus, anything north of the original town became known as "uptown", while the original town became known as "downtown". During the late 19th century, the term was gradually adopted by cities across the United States and Canada to refer to the historical core of the city. Notably, it was not included in dictionaries as late as the 1880s. But by the early 1900s, downtown was clearly established as the proper term in American English for a city's central business district.

Definition of downtown in the English dictionary

The first definition of downtown in the dictionary is the central or lower part of a city, esp the main commercial area. Other definition of downtown is towards, to, or into this area. Downtown is also of, relating to, or situated in the downtown area.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DOWNTOWN


Allentown
ˈælənˌtaʊn
Bridgetown
ˈbrɪdʒˌtaʊn
Charlottetown
ˈʃɑːlətˌtaʊn
Chinatown
ˈtʃaɪnəˌtaʊn
Freetown
ˈfriːˌtaʊn
Georgetown
ˈdʒɔːdʒˌtaʊn
Jamestown
ˈdʒeɪmzˌtaʊn
Kingstown
ˈkɪŋzˌtaʊn
midtown
ˈmɪdˌtaʊn
Motown
ˈməʊˌtaʊn
Newtown
ˈnjuːtaʊn
out-of-town
ˌaʊtəvˈtaʊn
Provincetown
ˈprɒvɪnsˌtaʊn
Queenstown
ˈkwiːnzˌtaʊn
shantytown
ˈʃæntɪˌtaʊn
small-town
ˌsmɔːlˈtaʊn
town
taʊn
uptown
ˈʌpˈtaʊn
Yorktown
ˈjɔːkˌtaʊn
Youngstown
ˈjʌŋzˌtaʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOWNTOWN

downstairs
downstate
downstater
downstream
downstroke
downswept
downswing
downthrow
downtick
downtime
downtowner
downtrend
downtrod
downtrodden
downturn
downward
downward mobility
downwardly
downwardly mobile
downwardness

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOWNTOWN

boom town
chief town
company town
county town
cowtown
dogtown
ghost town
go to town
Hogtown
home town
intown
man about town
market town
new town
on the town
resort town
small town
Tinseltown
toytown
twin town

Synonyms and antonyms of downtown in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «downtown» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOWNTOWN

Find out the translation of downtown to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of downtown from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «downtown» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

在市中心
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

en el/al centro de la ciudad
570 millions of speakers

English

downtown
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शहर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وَسَطُ الـمَدِينَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

расположенный в центре города
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

no centro da cidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শহরের কেন্দ্রস্থল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

en ville
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pusat bandar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

in die Stadt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

繁華街へ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

도심지에
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing kutha
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trung tâm thành phố
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நகர
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डाउनटाउन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şehir merkezinde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

in centro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

w centrum miasta
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

центр міста
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

centru
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στο κέντρο της πόλης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sentrum
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

i city
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sentrums-
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of downtown

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOWNTOWN»

The term «downtown» is very widely used and occupies the 4.281 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DOWNTOWN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about downtown

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10 QUOTES WITH «DOWNTOWN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word downtown.
1
Sal Albanese
The whole point of bike-sharing is to give New Yorkers another way to commute. A lot of folks in Bay Ridge work in downtown Brooklyn or other parts of the borough. For them, it would make more sense to hop on a Citi Bike than to wait for a train or a bus.
2
Alan Autry
A multi-purpose stadium is an absolute must in order to invigorate our downtown and, simultaneously, let the rest of the country witness that we can get things done.
3
Alan Autry
I support public and private partnerships whenever appropriate in order to achieve our goal of a prosperous and vibrant downtown.
4
Annie Baker
I was 22 and stopped writing plays, and I didn't start again until I was 25. I was writing badly. In college, I attempted to write these more conventional plays, but the theater I loved was downtown experimental theater. I didn't feel like I could do that either. It didn't occur to me to do my own thing.
5
James Van Der Beek
I love New York City. Everyone is busy with their own lives - and no one is interested in some Hollywood celebrity walking past in downtown Manhattan.
6
Jill Clayburgh
I came from dinner, went downtown with my friends, the elevator was down, I ran down the hall toward my room at 10 at night, having had two glasses of wine.
7
J. Cole
I'm the same kid who used to hop the trains with headphones and just go to downtown Manhattan, walk around and listen to music or walk through the city. The fame restricts that. It's a small complaint in comparison to the benefits I get from it, but the restrictive part is what I don't like - and the fact that it's not reversible.
8
Jennifer Connelly
We live in downtown Manhattan and we have pretty big windows that looked right at the World Trade Center. I was home along with Kai and we watched it all happen. I was holding him in my arms and we were looking out the window when the second plane hit.
9
Tim Conway
I was dyslexic - was, still am - 'cause I would see words that weren't there. And people just started laughing, and I thought, well, this is a good way to make a living. I'll just go downtown to read and have people laugh, you know?
10
Peter DeFazio
There is a lot of lip service paid in this Congress and downtown at the White House about family values and small business. Who better represents family values and small business than the fishermen and women on the Oregon and California coast.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOWNTOWN»

Discover the use of downtown in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to downtown and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Downtown
Her new job as a writer with the city's Downtown magazine introduces her to many unforgettable people and propels her into the center of momentous events that will irrevocably alter her heart, her career, and her world.
Anne Rivers Siddons, 2009
2
Downtown, Inc: How America Rebuilds Cities
Looks at the new partnerships between public officials and private entrepreneurs that have helped revitalize the downtown areas of many American cities, and presents studies of big-city malls in Boston, St. Paul, Seattle, and San Diego
Bernard J. Frieden, 1991
3
The New Downtown Library: Designing with Communities
In The New Downtown Library, Shannon Mattern draws on a diverse range of sources to investigate how libraries serve as multiuse public spaces, anchors in urban redevelopment, civic icons, and showcases of renowned architects like Rem ...
Shannon Christine Mattern, 2007
4
Music Downtown: Writings from the Village Voice
This collection represents the cream of the more than five hundred articles written for the "Village Voice "by Kyle Gann, a leading authority on experimental American music of the late twentieth century.
Kyle Gann, 2006
5
Urban Design Downtown: Poetics and Politics of Form
The corporate downtown, with its multitude of social dilemmas and contradictions, is the focus of this well-illustrated volume.
Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, Tridib Banerjee, 1998
6
Downtown Ladies: Informal Commercial Importers, a Haitian ...
Informing this story of self-fashioning with reflections on her own experience as a young Haitian anthropologist, Ulysse combines the study of political economy with the study of individual and collective identity to reveal the uneven ...
Gina A. Ulysse, 2007
7
Living Downtown: The History of Residential Hotels in the ...
BUILDING. A. CIVILIZATION. WITHOUT. HOMES. in 19 19, the social historian Arthur calhoun told his readers, "It would seem that our current capitalism is willing to try the experiment of a civilization without homes."1 Calhoun saw hotel life as ...
Paul Groth, 1999
8
Downtown Newport News
Newport News has the oldest English place name of any city in the New World, and through vivid images, maps and reminiscences, an illustrated history tells the story of the city's once popular and thriving downtown commercial, social and ...
William A. Fox, 2010
9
Downtown: Its Rise and Fall, 1880-1950
This groundbreaking book will be a revelation to scholars, city planners, policymakers, and general readers interested in American cities and American history."--Jacket.
Robert M. Fogelson, 2003
10
San Jose's Historic Downtown
San Jose is the "Capital of the Silicon Valley," the high-rise, economic engine of advanced technology.
Lauren Miranda Gilbert, Bob Johnson, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOWNTOWN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term downtown is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Food trucks, pushcarts relish influx of downtown workers
Walk through downtown Detroit and you'll discover something that 10 years ago would be hard to find: pushcarts and trucks offering a variety of ... «Detroit Free Press, Jul 15»
2
RIVERSIDE: Broken pipeline disrupts downtown water pressure
Underground pipe failures caused abnormally low water pressure in downtown Riverside starting about 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 8, say city ... «Press-Enterprise, Jul 15»
3
Judge grants class action against Apartments Downtown
A district court judge has certified a class action filed by a tenants rights group against Apartments Downtown, Iowa City's largest off-campus ... «Iowa City Press Citizen, Jul 15»
4
Second Saturday series aims to bring Yakima families downtown
Downtown Yakima is about to get more family-friendly. The Downtown Association of Yakima is starting a monthly event series Saturday, aimed ... «Yakima Herald-Republic, Jul 15»
5
Retail changes underway in downtown Amesbury
AMESBURY — A pair of well-known downtown businesses are making ... After little over a year in downtown, Nest gift shop co-owner Taylor ... «The Daily News of Newburyport, Jul 15»
6
INTERACTIVE: Heading Downtown this weekend? Hang on to your …
The uptick in Downtown “grab-and-run” thefts couldn't come at a worse time ... As many as 100,000 people are expected to crowd Downtown ... «WCPO, Jul 15»
7
Merchants say Bethlehem doesn't need third downtown
Bethlehem does not need a third downtown shopping district competing with the two already in the city, three prominent Main Street merchants ... «WFMZ Allentown, Jul 15»
8
Man hit and killed by Metro Transit bus in downtown Minneapolis
An adult male pedestrian was hit and killed by a Metro Transit bus in downtown Minneapolis on Wednesday afternoon. The collision occurred ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
9
Plaque honors man devoted to downtown
Kelly Updike, executive director of the Embassy, said Haynie had a huge impact on the entire downtown and that he especially loved the ... «Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Jul 15»
10
Two free trolley services in downtown Cleveland at risk to lose funding
CLEVELAND- Two free trolley services, popular with tourists and people who work in downtown Cleveland, are in jeopardy. The Regional ... «fox8.com, Jul 15»

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