Chinatown

noun

1. 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.

   She grabbed his hand again and marched him under the fake Oriental archway that heralded the beginning of Chinatown.

   Freud’s itinerary in the novel hews neatly to what he and his colleagues really did on their trip to the U.S.: They visited Chinatown and Central Park and the Met. They made it down to Coney Island, though Jung and Freud’s boat ride through the Tunnel of Love seems to be a Doctorowian flight of fancy.

2. 2

   A similar district filled with East Asians and Southeast Asians.

proper noun

1. 1

   Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses: A neighborhood of Phoenix, Arizona, United States.

2. 2

   Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses: A neighborhood near Downtown Los Angeles, California, United States.

3. 3

   Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses: A neighborhood of Oakland, California, United States.

4. 4

   Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses: A neighborhood of Sacramento, California, United States.

5. 5

   Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses: A neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States.

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   Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses: A neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States.

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   Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses: A neighborhood of San Jose, California, United States.

8. 8

   Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses: A neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, United States.

9. 9

   Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses: A neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States.

10. 10

    Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses: A neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.

11. 11

    Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses: A neighborhood of Boise, Idaho, United States.

12. 12

    Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses: A neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States.

13. 13

    Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses: A neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

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    Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses: A neighborhood of Portland, Maine, United States,

15. 15

    Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses: A neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, United States,

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    Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses: A neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States,

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    Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses: A neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan, United States,

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    Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses: A neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri, United States,

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    Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses: A neighborhood of New York City, New York, United States.

    Freud’s itinerary in the novel hews neatly to what he and his colleagues really did on their trip to the U.S.: They visited Chinatown and Central Park and the Met. They made it down to Coney Island, though Jung and Freud’s boat ride through the Tunnel of Love seems to be a Doctorowian flight of fancy.

20. 20

    Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses: A neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, United States, also called Old Town and Skid Row

21. 21

    Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses: A neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States.

Forms

plural

Chinatowns