down·town ˌdau̇n-ˈtau̇n 
1
: of, relating to, or located in the lower part or business center of a city or town
downtown adverb
down·town ˌdau̇n-ˈtau̇n ˈdau̇n-ˌtau
ˈdau̇n-ˌtau : the lower part of a city or town
also : the main business district or central part of a city or town
Examples of downtown in a Sentence
Adjective the downtown clientele of this bistro come to be seen, and the food is only an afterthought
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Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026 Shawn Gao, manager of the downtown Chinese restaurant Magnolia's agreed. —Samantha Chaney, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026 Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2026 The loss ended Idaho’s program-record 18-game winning streak, and the Vandals (29-6) also finished with a program-best 29 wins following a Big Sky Tournament championship win last week over Montana State at Idaho Central Arena in downtown Boise. —Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 21 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for downtown
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Adjective
What space the library does have is overwhelmingly downtown. —Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026 Shawn Gao, manager of the downtown Chinese restaurant Magnolia's agreed. —Samantha Chaney, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026 Noun
Fry had previously been arrested in 2018 after crashing a truck into a building that houses the FOX 4-KDFW news station in downtown Dallas, according to KDFW. —Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2026 The loss ended Idaho’s program-record 18-game winning streak, and the Vandals (29-6) also finished with a program-best 29 wins following a Big Sky Tournament championship win last week over Montana State at Idaho Central Arena in downtown Boise. —Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 21 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for downtown Cite this Entry
“Downtown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downtown. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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downtown
1 of 2 adverb down·town ˌdau̇n-ˈtau̇n
: to, toward, or in the main business district
downtown
2 of 2 adjective-ˌtau̇n
: situated downtown
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