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Meanings
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Refers to the central business or commercial district of a city, often used in the context of American or Western cities. In Japanese, it may also be used for entertainment districts modeled after Western downtowns.
I enjoyed shopping downtown over the weekend.
Skyscrapers line the downtown area.
Usage patterns
- ダウンタウンに出るto go into downtown (to the city center)
On the weekend I went downtown with a friend to go shopping.
- ダウンタウンで遊ぶto hang out / have fun downtown
Many young people hang out downtown at night.