downtown

UK: /ˈdaʊntaʊn/ US: /ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn/ ,(doun′toun′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

down•town /ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn/   adv. 

1. to or in the main business section of a city:
   This train goes downtown.

adj. [before a noun]

2. situated in, or relating to, the downtown section of a city:
   the downtown area.

n. [uncountable]

3. the downtown section of a city:
   trying to rebuild the downtown of the city.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

down•town  (doun′toun′), adv. 

1. to or in the main business section of a city.

adj. 

2. of, pertaining to, or situated in the main business section of a city.

n. 

3. the main business section of a city.

• down¹ + town 1825–35, American.

down′town′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

downtown / ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn/ noun

1. the central or lower part of a city, esp the main commercial area

adverb

1. towards, to, or into this area

adjective

1. of, relating to, or situated in the downtown area: downtown Manhattan