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Downtown

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business districtnounA part of a town or city where business activity (e.g., commerce) is especially concentrated.

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uptownnoun(chiefly Canada, US) The residential part of a city, away from the commercial center.

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business districtnounA part of a town or city where business activity (e.g., commerce) is especially concentrated.
uptownnoun(chiefly Canada, US) The residential part of a city, away from the commercial center.
midtownnoun(US) The part of a city between uptown and downtown.
citynounA large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place.
townnounA settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city, historically enclosed by a fence or walls, with total populations ranging from several hundred to more than a hundred thousand (as of the early 21st century)
urbannounOf, pertaining to, characteristic of, or happening or located in, a city or town; of, pertaining to, or characteristic of life in such a place, especially when contrasted with the countryside.
inner-cityOf, pertaining to, or situated in the central part of a city, especially an older, populous area of low-income or immigrant families.
plazanounA town's public square.
centrenounAustralia, British, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and South Africa standard spelling of center.
middlenounA centre, midpoint.
midstnoun(often literary) A place in the middle of something; may be used of a literal or metaphorical location.
centralnounBeing very important, or key to something.
compromisenounThe settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions.
innernounBeing or occurring (farther) inside, situated farther in, located (situated) or happening on the inside of something, situated within or farther within contained within something.
eastnounThe direction of the earth's rotation, specifically 90°.
centernounThe point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.
suppressionnounThe act or instance of suppressing.
rottenOf perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agents.
corenounIn general usage, an essential part of a thing surrounded by other essential things.
heartnoun(anatomy) A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion.

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