downtown

AdjektivAdverbSubstantivhäufig in Dialogen

Vereinigte Staaten//ˈdaʊ̯nˌtaʊ̯n//
Vereinigte Staaten/[ˈdaʊ̯nˌtʰaʊ̯n]/
//ˈdæʊ̯nˌtæʊ̯n//
/[ˈdæʊ̯nˌtʰæʊ̯n]/

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

Adjektiv

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.

Herkunft

From down + town.

Adverb

1
In or towards the central business district.
You need to go downtown four blocks.
A storekeeper downtown was shot dead last evening.
When you're alone and life is making you lonely / You can always go downtown
2
Outside the three-point line, or generally far from the basket.
That shot came from way downtown!

Substantiv

1
The main business part of a city or town, usually located at or near its center.
2
SlangThe human genitalia.
3
SlangHeroin.

Formen

Plural: downtowns
Komparativ: further downtown, farther downtown, more downtown
Superlativ: furthest downtown, farthest downtown, most downtown

downside · A disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally…Downside · A number of places in England: A southern suburb of…downstairs · Located on a lower floor.

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

downward · Toward a lower level, whether in physical space, in a…dowry · Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's…Doyle · A surname from Irish.

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