Chinatown

noun

Chi·​na·​town ˈchī-nə-ˌtau̇n How to pronounce Chinatown (audio)
: the Chinese quarter of a city

Examples of Chinatown in a Sentence

We had dinner in Chinatown.
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Lunar New Year titles like the No. 2 release Detective Chinatown 1900 (part of a billion-dollar franchise) did well with about $483M, but the conversation has become so focused on NZ2 that pretty much all the eggs went into its basket. Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025 An acclaimed Chinatown chef, Sam Yoo, has returned to his roots to open a Korean steakhouse and Korean pub in the Rockefeller Center area. Gary Stern, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025 Its schools are in the Lower East Side, Hell's Kitchen and Chinatown, among other Big Apple neighborhoods. Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2025 Jars of tea leaves are displayed at New Kam Man in Manhattan’s Chinatown. Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Chinatown

Word History

First Known Use

1606, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Chinatown was in 1606

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“Chinatown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chinatown. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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Chinatown

noun
Chi·​na·​town ˈchī-nə-ˌtau̇n How to pronounce Chinatown (audio)
: an area of a city where many people of Chinese ancestry live
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