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 downtown business district also has an artsy atmosphere that includes public art and eye-catching window displays.
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Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
The label, founded in 1991, is due to move to a new flagship in Paris’s La Defense business district.
—Ellen Groves, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
There’s always been noise downtown Downtown Fort Worth sits at the intersection of three freeways, a train yard, and serves as both a central business district and entertainment spot.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
Some of jazz and R&B's biggest names from the early and mid-20th century played their Louisville gigs at a certain hot nightclub in a bustling business district.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Sep. 2025
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Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
The label, founded in 1991, is due to move to a new flagship in Paris’s La Defense business district.
—Ellen Groves, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
There’s always been noise downtown Downtown Fort Worth sits at the intersection of three freeways, a train yard, and serves as both a central business district and entertainment spot.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
Some of jazz and R&B's biggest names from the early and mid-20th century played their Louisville gigs at a certain hot nightclub in a bustling business district.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Business district.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20district. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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