downtown
/ˈdaʊ̯nˌtaʊ̯n/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.40 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, relating to, or situated in the central business district.
adv
In or towards the central business district.
adv
Outside the three-point line, or generally far from the basket.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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"
Etymology
From down + town.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈdaʊ̯nˌtaʊ̯n/
- British English: /ˈdaʊ̯nˌtaʊ̯n/
Usage
Inflected Forms
further downtown (comparative)
farther downtown (comparative)
more downtown (comparative)
furthest downtown (superlative)
farthest downtown (superlative)
most downtown (superlative)
dahntahn (alternative)
downtowns (plural)