Chinatown

From China +‎ town.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtʃaɪnətaʊn/
• (US) enPR: chīʹnə-toun', IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃaɪnəˌtaʊn/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Hyphenation: Chi‧na‧town

Chinatown (plural Chinatowns)

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.
   • 2002, Zadie Smith, The Autograph Man, Penguin Books (2003), page 185:

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

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

• Koreatown
• Little Tokyo
• Little Saigon
• Little India
• French Quarter
• Latin Quarter

Chinatown

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

From English Chinatown.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃɑi̯nɑtɑun/, [ˈt̪ʃɑ̝i̯nɑ̝ˌt̪ɑ̝un]
• Rhymes: -ɑun

Chinatown

1. Chinatown

Chinatown f

1. Chinatown (a Chinese district outside China)