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Downs or The Downs may refer to:

Places

In the 'hill' context, the word 'down' derives from Celtic (Welsh or Gaelic) dun "hill, hill fort".

• Downland, a geographical feature
• The North Downs and the South Downs, England, as a collective term
• North Wessex Downs AONB, England
• White Horse Hills, England
• The Downs, sea area between Goodwin Sands and the East Kent coast
• The Downs (Bristol), a public open space in Bristol, England
• The Downs, a large grassy area on the University of Nottingham's University Park Campus
• The Downs School, name of three schools
• Downs, Illinois, a village in the United States
• Downs, Kansas, a small city in the United States
• Downs (townland), a townland in the parish of Desertcreat, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland

Health

• Down Syndrome or Down's Syndrome, a human hereditary/congenital/genetic disorder.

Surname

• Anthony Downs
• Bertis Downs, IV
• Bill Downs
• Charles E. Downs
• Deidre Downs
• Donald Downs
• Ephraim Downs
• George Edward Downs
• George W. Downs
• Hugh Downs
• Jason Downs
• Johnny Downs
• Lila Downs
• Matt Downs
• Nicholas Downs
• Scott Downs
• Solomon W. Downs
• Thomas Nelson Downs
• Wilbur Downs

Technology

• Downs process, Process for manufacturing pure sodium.
• Downs cell, Vessel used for manufacturing pure sodium.
• Downs Light Railway

See also

• Downes
• Down

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English

Proper noun

(the) Downs

1. (Sussex) the South Downs.

   Let's just go for a walk on the Downs.