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 1960s reshaped Hazel Park when the expansion of I-75 cut through the community, displacing part of the John R Road business district.
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Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 7 Dec. 2025
Over the next 20 years, office buildings and hotels in the central business district reached new heights.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Dec. 2025
Aerial view of vehicles being driven on the road through the central business district on October 5, 2020 in Beijing, China.
—Nur Hikmah Md Ali, CNBC, 1 Dec. 2025
The Wang Fuk Court fire follows several similar ones this year, including last month when bamboo scaffolding and mesh netting caught fire outside a building in Hong Kong’s central business district, injuring four people.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 27 Nov. 2025
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Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 7 Dec. 2025
Over the next 20 years, office buildings and hotels in the central business district reached new heights.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Dec. 2025
Aerial view of vehicles being driven on the road through the central business district on October 5, 2020 in Beijing, China.
—Nur Hikmah Md Ali, CNBC, 1 Dec. 2025
The Wang Fuk Court fire follows several similar ones this year, including last month when bamboo scaffolding and mesh netting caught fire outside a building in Hong Kong’s central business district, injuring four people.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 27 Nov. 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 13 Dec. 2025.
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