Chinatown

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English

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Etymology

From China +‎ town.

Pronunciation

Noun

Chinatown (plural Chinatowns)

  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.
    • 2002, Zadie Smith, The Autograph Man, Penguin Books (2003), page 185:
      She grabbed his hand again and marched him under the fake Oriental archway that heralded the beginning of Chinatown.
  2. (proscribed, slang) By extension, such a district filled with stereotypical "Chinese" people, of East Asians and Southeast Asians.

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Proper noun

Chinatown

  1. Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:
    1. A neighborhood of Phoenix, Arizona, United States
    2. A neighborhood near Downtown Los Angeles, California, United States
    3. A neighborhood of Oakland, California, United States
    4. A neighborhood of Sacramento, California, United States
    5. A neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States
    6. A neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States
    7. A neighborhood of San Jose, California, United States
    8. A neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, United States
    9. A neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States
    10. A neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
    11. A neighborhood of Boise, Idaho, United States
    12. A neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States
    13. A neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
    14. A neighborhood of Portland, Maine, United States,
    15. A neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, United States,
    16. A neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States,
    17. A neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan, United States,
    18. A neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri, United States,
    19. A neighborhood of New York City, New York, United States
    20. A neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, United States, also called Old Town and Skid Row
    21. A neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States

Finnish

Etymology

From English Chinatown.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Chinatown

  1. Chinatown

Declension

Inflection of Chinatown (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Chinatown Chinatownit
genitive Chinatownin Chinatownien
partitive Chinatownia Chinatowneja
illative Chinatowniin Chinatowneihin
singular plural
nominative Chinatown Chinatownit
accusative nom. Chinatown Chinatownit
gen. Chinatownin
genitive Chinatownin Chinatownien
partitive Chinatownia Chinatowneja
inessive Chinatownissa Chinatowneissa
elative Chinatownista Chinatowneista
illative Chinatowniin Chinatowneihin
adessive Chinatownilla Chinatowneilla
ablative Chinatownilta Chinatowneilta
allative Chinatownille Chinatowneille
essive Chinatownina Chinatowneina
translative Chinatowniksi Chinatowneiksi
abessive Chinatownitta Chinatowneitta
instructive Chinatownein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Chinatown (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

Portuguese

Proper noun

Chinatown f

  1. Chinatown (a Chinese district outside China)