Chinatown

[chahy-nuh-toun]

noun

1. the main Chinese district in any city outside China.

Chinatown

/ ˈtʃaɪnəˌtaʊn /

noun

1. a quarter of any city or town outside China with a predominantly Chinese population

Word History and Origins

Origin of Chinatown¹

China + town

Example Sentences

New York City Councilman Christopher Marte, who witnessed the event, said protesters hoped to foil what they believed was a planned Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid in Chinatown, where ICE officers arrested nine immigrants last month in relation to the selling of counterfeit goods.

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Growing up in Manhattan’s Chinatown, Zheng translated her immigrant parents’ tax forms for them and noticed that classmates’ homes were nicer than hers.

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Skylight Books in Los Feliz is great too, but Chinatown is one of my favorite places to walk around.

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City Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez — whose district spans from Highland Park, Chinatown and south to Pico-Union — welcomed the group’s effort, which she described as a tool in a movement of resistance.

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At 8 o’clock on a stormy weeknight in the chilly Chinatown offices of L.A.

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