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We had dinner in Chinatown.
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Drop into downtown’s Stray Pirate Bar for innovative tropical cocktails or Chinatown’s 24-hourGolden Tiki, both imaginatively decorated to the kitschy max.
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Kathy A. McDonald, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
In 2024, a Waymo vehicle in San Francisco drove through Chinatown during Chinese New Year.
—Gustavo Castillo, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
And our inspiration for the look was somewhere between David Lynch and Chinatown.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
There's a scarcity of Asian groceries in D.C. proper — and Chinatown especially — but Moon Rabbit chef Kevin Tien wants to meet the need with an ambitious market near Capital One Arena.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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Kathy A. McDonald, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
In 2024, a Waymo vehicle in San Francisco drove through Chinatown during Chinese New Year.
—Gustavo Castillo, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
And our inspiration for the look was somewhere between David Lynch and Chinatown.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
There's a scarcity of Asian groceries in D.C. proper — and Chinatown especially — but Moon Rabbit chef Kevin Tien wants to meet the need with an ambitious market near Capital One Arena.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Chinatown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chinatown. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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Chinatown
noun
Chi·na·town
ˈchī-nə-ˌtau̇n 
: an area of a city where many people of Chinese ancestry live
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