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downtown

[doun-toun] / ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn /


NOUN
business district
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I first met Andrews at her downtown studio on the top floor of the Reef building in South L.A. a few days after the anniversary of the Palisades fire.

From Los Angeles Times

Last week, he opened a $230-million movie and television studio on the edge of the Arts District in downtown Los Angeles nestled alongside the dramatic new Sixth Street Bridge.

From Los Angeles Times

Dancing to drums in downtown Yangon, the crowd of nationalist activists and saffron-robed monks twirled miniature national flags and toted banners denying accusations of ethnic cleansing being levelled at The Hague.

From Barron's

The new mine, just 10 miles from downtown Johannesburg, has advantages over other South African projects.

From The Wall Street Journal

Hundreds of people gathered for an impromptu protest downtown later on Sunday.

From BBC