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Downtown
city's core, often synonymous with its central business district (CBD), in North America / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Downtown (called a city centre in British English) is a word used in North America which refers to the main part of a city. It is usually the central business district where most commercial and office areas are; many of them being in skyscrapers. Tourism also concentrates there.
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