Suburb vs Downtown - What's the difference?
suburb | downtown |
The area on the periphery of a city or large town.
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(by extension) The outer part; the environment.
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(AU, NZ) Any subdivision of a conurbation, not necessarily on the periphery.
of, relating to, or situated in the downtown area
in, or towards the downtown area; southward
(basketball) Outside the three-point line, or generally far from the basket.
As nouns the difference between suburb and downtown
is that suburb is the area on the periphery of a city or large town while downtown is either the lower, or the business center of a city or town.As an adjective downtown is
of, relating to, or situated in the downtown area.As an adverb downtown is
in, or towards the downtown area; southward.suburb
English
Noun
(en noun)- [London] could hardly have contained less than thirty or forty thousand souls within its walls; and the suburbs were very populous.
- the suburbs of sorrow
- the suburb of their straw-built citadel
Derived terms
* suburbia * suburbian * suburban * burbdowntown
English
(wikipedia downtown)Adjective
(en adjective)- John walked everyday to his downtown job.
See also
* uptown * oldtownAdverb
(en adverb)- You need to go downtown four blocks.
- That shot came from way downtown!