Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A neighborhood or section of a city that is inhabited chiefly by Chinese people.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A section of a town in the United States occupied chiefly by Chinese and in which they live more or less in accordance with their own customs.
Wiktionary
- n. 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.
Etymologies
- China + -town (Wiktionary)
Examples
“CHINATOWN GHOST WALKING TOUR -- San Francisco's Chinatown Ghost Tours bring to life the tales of Chinatown's supernatural past and present as walkers are led on a ghostly tour of its historic and mysterious streets and alleyways.”
The Berkeley Daily Planet, The East Bay's Independent Newspaper
“John Huston in Chinatown is just one of the greatest treasures in all of cinema.”
“You may feel that a crackhead cornering you or blocking your path in Chinatown is not a big deal, but think about how my grandmother feels, or your grandmother.”
We Must Not Allow Intimidation on Seattle’s Streets « PubliCola
“You may feel that a crackhead cornering you or blocking your path in Chinatown is not a big deal, but think about how my grandmother feels, or your grandmother.”
We Must Not Allow Intimidation on Seattle’s Streets « PubliCola
“Brennan Green did a remix with an nice acid line that came out on his label Chinatown recently, and Greg Wilson made an extended edit with parts we sent him that I'd just gotten.”
“They carried us down there in what they call Chinatown and all around.”
“He reprimands me on my use of the word "Chinatown", telling me that the term is abusive and yet rarely pointed out as such by the Chinese.”
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
“And for my money, "Chinatown" is one of the best American films ever.”
Reader poll: Send Roman Polanski to prison? (Jack Bog's Blog)
“The address he’s looking for in Chinatown is where his father was born.”
“An impending marriage in Chinatown is the backdrop of Elbert Or’s 50’s nuanced story about duty and choice.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘Chinatown’.
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Apples to Apples: Red Cards
A complete list of the red cards (things) from the popular word game.
bad haircut, carnival workers, grave robbers, Chinatown, a cheap motel, killer whales, UV rays, flat tire, Japan, Michelangelo, Alfred Hitchcock, Cindy Crawford and 734 more...
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Weetzie Bat
Words from the book by Francesca Lia Block.
Weetzie Bat, Dirk, genie, Duck, Shangri-L.A, Fifi, grandmother, My Secret Agent L..., Cherokee, Witch Baby, Bam-Bam, three wishes and 38 more...
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