i Register
In some senses, chinatown is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.
chinatown
/ˈtʃaɪnətaʊn/
name 5noun 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
central
VERB + CHINATOWN
beginning, frequenting, get, go, visited
CHINATOWN + NOUN
admire, yamashitacho
PREP.
in, in, through
Definitions
noun
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.
Freud’s itinerary in the novel hews neatly to what he and his colleagues really did on their trip to the U.S.: They visited Chinatown and Central Park and the Met. They made it down to Coney Island, though Jung and Freud’s boat ride through the Tunnel of Love seems to be a Doctorowian flight of fancy.
2
By extension, such a district filled with stereotypical "Chinese" people, of East Asians and Southeast Asians.
name
1
Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:
2
Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:
3
Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:
4
Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:
5
Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:
Thesaurus
Synonyms
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
601
She grabbed his hand again and marched him under the fake Oriental archway that heralded the beginning of Chinatown.
Wiktionary02
Freud’s itinerary in the novel hews neatly to what he and his colleagues really did on their trip to the U.S.: They visited Chinatown and Central Park and the Met. They made it down to Coney Island, t
Wiktionary03
How do I get to Chinatown?
Tatoeba · #4020404
Chinatown is in Yamashitacho of Naka-ku.
Tatoeba · #101668305
I go through Chinatown and admire the beautiful signs that I still do not understand.
Tatoeba · #324242206
My first dinner in Chinatown was one of those that make you say "My gosh, Chinese food is so amazing!"
Tatoeba · #9393281Usage Notes
Your note
not saved0 chars