central business district

noun

The central area of a city in which there is a concentration of retail and business activities.

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central citycitycity centertown centredowntowntown
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Meanings

nouncentral business district (plural central business districts)

plural central business districts · alternative CBD

  1. The central area of a city in which there is a concentration of retail and business activities.

    Synonyms: central city, city, city center, town centre, downtown, town

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe central area of a city in which there is a concentration of retail and business activities.

Similar
central citycitycity centertown centredowntowntown
Also see
central citycity centerdowntowntown centre

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 中央商業區 /中央商业区, 市中心
  • 中央商業區 /中央商业区 (zhōngyāng shāngyèqū)central area of a city
  • 市中心 (shìzhōngxīn)central area of a city
  • 中心商業區 /中心商业区 (zhōngxīn shāngyèqū)central area of a city
Finnish liikekeskusta
  • liikekeskustacentral area of a city
French quartier d'affaires, centre-ville
  • quartier d'affairescentral area of a city
  • centre-villecentral area of a city
German Innenstadt, Stadtmitte
  • Innenstadtcentral area of a city
  • Stadtmittecentral area of a city
  • Stadtzentrumcentral area of a city
Hungarian belváros, városközpont
  • belvároscentral area of a city
  • városközpontcentral area of a city
  • banknegyedcentral area of a city
Japanese 中心業務地区
  • 中心業務地区 (chūshin gyōmu chiku)central area of a city
Norwegian Bokmål sentrum
  • sentrumcentral area of a city
Polish central business district
  • central business districtcentral area of a city
Portuguese centro
  • centrocentral area of a city
Romanian cartier de afaceri, centru de oraș
  • cartier de afacericentral area of a city
  • centru de orașcentral area of a city
Russian центр го́рода, центр
  • центр го́рода (centr góroda)central area of a city
  • центр (centr)central area of a city
  • делова́я часть го́рода (delovája častʹ góroda)central area of a city
  • си́ти (síti)central area of a city
Spanish centro
  • centrocentral area of a city
Swedish centrum, city
  • centrumcentral area of a city
  • citycentral area of a city
Cite this entry
APA

central business district. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/central%20business%20district

MLA

“central business district.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/central%20business%20district. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “central business district,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/central%20business%20district.

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