downtownˈdaʊnˈtaʊn
downtown (n)
- plural
- downtowns
downtown (adv)
English Definitions:
business district, downtown (adj)
the central area or commercial center of a town or city
"the heart of Birmingham's downtown"
downtown (adverb)
of or located in the lower part of a town, or in the business center
"downtown Manhattan"; "delinquents roaming the downtown streets"
downtown (adverb)
toward or in the lower or central part of town
downtown (Noun)
either the lower, or the business center of a city or town
downtown (Noun)
Outside the three-point line, or generally far from the basket.
downtown (Adverb)
in, or towards the downtown area
downtown (Adjective)
of, relating to, or situated in the downtown area
Downtown
Downtown is a term primarily used in North America by English speakers to refer to a city's core or central business district, often in a geographical, commercial, or communal sense. It has been used in Australia in cities like Sydney and Melbourne and for New Zealand's main city, Auckland, as well. 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.
Downtown
Downtown is a song composed by Tony Hatch which, as recorded by Petula Clark in 1964, became an international hit, reaching number one in Billboard Hot 100 and number two in UK Singles Chart. Hatch received the 1981 Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. The song has been covered by many singers, including Dolly Parton, Emma Bunton and The Saw Doctors.
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