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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In Honolulu, the uncertainty of Trump’s tariffs has rattled small businesses in Chinatown. Allison Cho, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025 Last week, a pack of rice crackers at Sun Vin Grocery store on Mulberry Street in New York City’s Chinatown cost $4.99. Hannah Lang and Judith Langowski, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025 And several blocks of tunnel below Chinatown, dug half a century ago for the Second Avenue subway, remain a vacant, unseen taunt. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025 Buttressed by Chinatown on one side and the glass skyscraper skyline of the financial district on the other, Jackson Square is one of the city’s oldest commercial districts. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 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 23 Apr. 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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