downtown

/'dauntaun/

Thân thiện

A family walks through the downtown area on a sunny afternoon.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The central area or commercial center of a town or city, typically characterized by a concentration of businesses, shops, and offices.
2. Adjective:
   • Of, relating to, or located in the central business district or lower part of a town.
3. Adverb:
   • To, toward, or in the central business district or lower part of a town.

Usage

• Noun: Used to refer to the main commercial and often geographical heart of a city.
• Adjective: Used to describe something that is situated in or characteristic of this central area.
• Adverb: Used to describe movement or direction toward this central area.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The new art museum has become a major attraction in the downtown.
  • Parking is always difficult in the downtown during business hours.
• Adjective:
  • She works in a downtown law firm.
  • We enjoyed the downtown skyline from our hotel room.
• Adverb:
  • Let's go downtown to see a movie.
  • He drives downtown every day for work.

Advanced Usage

• "live downtown": To reside in the central part of a city.
  • They decided to live downtown to be closer to their jobs and entertainment.
• "go downtown": A common phrase meaning to travel to the city center.
  • We're going downtown to do some shopping.

Variants and Related Words

• Downtown area: A more specific term for the central district.
  • The downtown area is undergoing significant redevelopment.
• Uptown: (Adjective, Adverb, Noun) Typically refers to the residential, often more affluent, part of a city, especially in contrast to downtown. The specific meaning (higher ground, residential area, or a direction) can vary by city.
  • He lives in an uptown neighborhood.

Synonyms

• City center (chiefly British English)
• Central business district (CBD)
• Town center
• City centre (UK spelling)

Antonyms

• Suburbs: The residential areas on the outskirts of a city.
• Uptown: When used to mean the residential or outer part of a city (common in North American usage, especially in cities like New York).
• Outskirts: The outer parts of a city or town.

Related Phrases

• Downtown core: The most central and densely developed part of the downtown area.
  • The financial institutions are concentrated in the downtown core.
• Move/head downtown: To relocate or travel to the city center.
  • Many young professionals are moving downtown.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of or located in the lower part of a town, or in the business center
   • downtown Manhattan
   • delinquents roaming the downtown streets

Adverb

1. toward or in the lower or central part of town

Noun

1. the central area or commercial center of a town or city
   • the heart of Birmingham's downtown

Từ đồng nghĩa

• business district