downtown , uptown ,下町

uptown Show phonetics
adjective [before noun], adverb US
in or towards the northern part of a city or town, especially if there is not much business or industry there:
We could walk uptown or we could take the train.
I can get lunch in Chinatown for half of what it costs uptown.
━━ ad., a., n. 山の手（へ，に，の）; 住宅地区（へ，に，の）.



downtown Show phonetics
adjective [before noun], adverb US
in or to the central part of a city:
downtown Los Angeles
a downtown address
I work downtown, but I live in the suburbs.

downtown Show phonetics
noun [U] US
The hotel is situated two miles north of downtown.
Compare uptown.

━━ n., ad., a. 〔米〕 商業地区（へ，の）; 町の中心［繁華］街（へ，の）.
down・towner　n. 都心部住民.

したまち　下町

Shitamachi; the lower part of a town; a traditional working-class neighborhood.