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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Long celebrated as arguably the city’s toniest small-business district, the avenue has suffered its share of vacant commercial buildings.
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
The students braved the zero-degree temperatures and walked about a mile to the closest business district, where a number of morning commuters honked their horns in support.
—Kimberlee Kruesi, Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2026
But there’s nothing stopping us from organizing more versions of Oakland 2011, when tens of thousands—including labor leaders and union members—drew on their own history to join in a day of action that shut down the city’s downtown business district and its busy port.
—Literary Hub, 31 Jan. 2026
The Ritz-Carlton is the only hotel in its class that’s plunked itself down in an actual neighborhood instead of a dedicated business district.
—Brandon Presser, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
The students braved the zero-degree temperatures and walked about a mile to the closest business district, where a number of morning commuters honked their horns in support.
—Kimberlee Kruesi, Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2026
But there’s nothing stopping us from organizing more versions of Oakland 2011, when tens of thousands—including labor leaders and union members—drew on their own history to join in a day of action that shut down the city’s downtown business district and its busy port.
—Literary Hub, 31 Jan. 2026
The Ritz-Carlton is the only hotel in its class that’s plunked itself down in an actual neighborhood instead of a dedicated business district.
—Brandon Presser, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
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 5 Feb. 2026.
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