business district
noun
: the part of a city or town where there are many businesses
The restaurant is in the business district.
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The property, which is accessible to the Singapore River promenade and close to the Great World City MRT station, is popular among developers given its proximity to the Raffles Place central business district and Orchard Road shopping precinct.
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Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 9 Feb. 2025
Officials moved forward with a plan to redevelop the plaza into a more traditional downtown business district.
—Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
The past seven games have been hosted in the city’s Superdome, which finished construction in 1975 and brought the heart of the Big Easy’s sports culture right into the central downtown business district.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2025
Almost the entire section of the upper business district is gutted – restaurants, churches, the post office, and a bank.
—Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Jan. 2025
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Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 9 Feb. 2025
Officials moved forward with a plan to redevelop the plaza into a more traditional downtown business district.
—Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
The past seven games have been hosted in the city’s Superdome, which finished construction in 1975 and brought the heart of the Big Easy’s sports culture right into the central downtown business district.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2025
Almost the entire section of the upper business district is gutted – restaurants, churches, the post office, and a bank.
—Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for business district
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“Business district.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20district. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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