town centre

town centre
town centre UK US noun [countable] [singular town centre plural town centres] british
the part of a town where most of the shops, banks, restaurants, or bars are. The American word is downtown

The museum is 10 minutes’ walk from the town centre.

town centre pubs

Thesaurus: areas in towns or citieshyponym

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noun, pl ⋯ centres [count]
Brit : the main or central part of a town — compare city centre, downtown

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ˌtown ˈcentre [town centre] noun (BrE)
the main part of a town, where the shops/stores are

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