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Meanings of business district in English

The central area or commercial center of a town or city.

Synonyms
Examples for "downtown"
Examples for "downtown"
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Owning a three-bedroom home, 10 minutes from downtown, has practical market value.
The Guardian
2
A year later, a second tube was opened to serve downtown Manhattan.
Wired
3
Another possible explanation for the findings is downtown dwellings remain in demand.
Wired
4
Both times he was working his second job as a bartender downtown.
Damaged
5
The latest such incident was a week ago in downtown Lynchburg, Virginia.
Reuters
Usage of business district in English
1
Joburg's central business district has a bad reputation, and with good reason.
The South African
2
By late afternoon skies over the central business district were much clearer.
The Irish Times
3
The building is located in the Akasaka business district in central Tokyo.
Reuters
4
I have been rocketing about the business district for a week now.
A Confederacy of Dunces
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Both are in Jakarta's business district and popular with visiting foreign businessmen.
Reuters
6
It was typical of the city's business district, functional metal and stone.
Carte Blanche
7
Tear gas was fired in the crowded central business district at lunchtime.
Reuters
8
Below was the business district, whose low site caused all the trouble.
The City That Was: A Requiem of Old San Francisco
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She's on one of those little side streets near the business district.
David Lannarck, Midget / An Adventure Story
10
The business district was left behind as the maroon truck pushed on.
Wife for hire
11
Vector said it restored power in the central business district within 48 minutes.
Radio NZ
12
Two men suffered serious injuries and police closed off the central business district.
Reuters
13
Ocean Financial Centre is a large office property in Singapore's central business district.
Reuters
14
I immediately made my way to the business district to have a look.
Reuters
15
A bid for free parking in Rotorua's central business district has been quashed.
Radio NZ
16
An underground parking area, in the heart of the business district.
Hell to pay