"downtown" in the noun sense

1. business district, downtown

the central area or commercial center of a town or city

"the heart of Birmingham's downtown"

"downtown" in the adjective sense

1. downtown

of or located in the lower part of a town, or in the business center

"downtown Manhattan"

"delinquents roaming the downtown streets"

"downtown" in the adverb sense

1. downtown

toward or in the lower or central part of town

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