Chinatown
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Chinatown
Example Sentences
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On my first trip to a small storefront in Chinatown, I spent about $20 to play nine times.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
For Wok Wok, a Malaysian restaurant tucked below a pharmacy in the heart of Chinatown, the exposure has been a game changer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
If all goes according to plan, Gu Grocery will help close a deepening food scarcity gap in Chinatown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Food scarcity in Chinatown hits elderly and low-income residents particularly hard, with one in four residents above the age of 65 and 30% of households living below the poverty line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Only after I’d been enrolled a couple of weeks had we found out that most of the Chinatown kids went to Lincoln High.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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