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DOWN TOWN

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Dictionary entry overview: What does down town mean?

• DOWN TOWN (noun)
The noun DOWN TOWN has 1 sense:

1. the center of a city

Familiarity information: DOWN TOWN used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• DOWN TOWN (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The center of a city

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

down town; municipal center; civic center

Hypernyms ("down town" is a kind of...):

hub (a center of activity or interest or commerce or transportation; a focal point around which events revolve)

Holonyms ("down town" is a part of...):

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

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