Chinatown
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Chinatown
Example Sentences
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Videos of runway shows put on by the art-fashion collective Women’s History Museum reveal a series of unique venues—an abandoned Wall Street bank, an East Village church, a dying shopping mall in Chinatown.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
To learn Hong Kong mahjong, I visited a warmly lit community space in Chinatown one Tuesday night.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
“I found a little place in Chinatown with no sign on the doors,” Ausman says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Council District 1 includes core parts of northeast and northwest Los Angeles including Glassell Park, Chinatown, Echo Park and Koreatown.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
The cool ocean air mixed with the exotic smells of Chinatown.
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
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