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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Children under 12 can no longer ride electric bicycles in Poway, nor can anyone ride an e-bike, or any bicycle, on any sidewalk in a business district.
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
On Thursday Vicinity Centres unveiled phase two of its redevelopment of the 42-year-old Chatswood Chase shopping center at 345 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood, a suburb located about eight miles north of the central business district on the city’s North Shore.
—Patty Huntington, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
North Kansas City, the small city with the Armour business district across the river from downtown Kansas City, has been floated as one of the possible contenders for a future Royals stadium.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
The Merlion statue in the central business district of Singapore, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
On Thursday Vicinity Centres unveiled phase two of its redevelopment of the 42-year-old Chatswood Chase shopping center at 345 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood, a suburb located about eight miles north of the central business district on the city’s North Shore.
—Patty Huntington, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
North Kansas City, the small city with the Armour business district across the river from downtown Kansas City, has been floated as one of the possible contenders for a future Royals stadium.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
The Merlion statue in the central business district of Singapore, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Business district.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20district. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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