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Chinatown

//ˈtʃaɪnətaʊn// name, noun, slang

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:; A neighborhood of Phoenix, Arizona, United States.
  2. 2
    Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:; A neighborhood near Downtown Los Angeles, California, United States.
  3. 3
    Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:; A neighborhood of Oakland, California, United States.
  4. 4
    Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:; A neighborhood of Sacramento, California, United States.
  5. 5
    Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:; A neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States.
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  1. 6
    Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:; A neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States.
  2. 7
    Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:; A neighborhood of San Jose, California, United States.
  3. 8
    Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:; A neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, United States.
  4. 9
    Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:; A neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States.
  5. 10
    Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:; A neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
  6. 11
    Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:; A neighborhood of Boise, Idaho, United States.
  7. 12
    Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:; A neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States.
  8. 13
    Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:; A neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
  9. 14
    Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:; A neighborhood of Portland, Maine, United States,
  10. 15
    Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:; A neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, United States,
  11. 16
    Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:; A neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States,
  12. 17
    Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:; A neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan, United States,
  13. 18
    Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:; A neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri, United States,
  14. 19
    Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:; A neighborhood of New York City, New York, United States.
  15. 20
    Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:; A neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, United States, also called Old Town and Skid Row
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    Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:; A neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States.
Noun
  1. 1
    A district of a city or town (in a country other than China) in which there is a large concentration of Chinese residents and businesses.

    "She grabbed his hand again and marched him under the fake Oriental archway that heralded the beginning of Chinatown."

  2. 2
    By extension, such a district filled with stereotypical "Chinese" people, of East Asians and Southeast Asians. proscribed, slang

Etymology

Etymology 1

From China + town.

Etymology 2

From China + town.

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