Definition
downtown: the commercial or central part of a city
We already have eight stores in downtown Atlanta, we do not need anymore as the area is not that big.
uptown: the higher or residential part of a city
- "Edward : On the way downtown I fell asleep"
- "We're going to the Modern Science Museum, downtown please."
- "Regarding a restaurant in Hong-Kong: if you want to try something different, I really enjoy "The Joyful Shrimp Palace", located downtown."
- "Could you recommend a place to stay downtown?"
- "Excellent location: within walking distance of downtown"
- "Host : Tonight's first contestant works for a perfume company in downtown San Francisco."
- "Go to the Milton hotel downtown."
- "Man, did you see all those homos downtown this morning?"
- "I'm the retail manager for our store downtown."
- "Delavigne Flagship Store, Downtown San Francisco"
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