name · noun · 23 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈtʃaɪnətaʊn/
US:chīʹnə-toun'
US:/ˈt͡ʃaɪnəˌtaʊn/
Australia:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
CMU ARPABET:CH AY1 N AH0 T AW2 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:
A neighborhood of Phoenix, Arizona, United States.
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Meaning 2
Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:
A neighborhood near Downtown Los Angeles, California, United States.
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Meaning 3
Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:
A neighborhood of Oakland, California, United States.
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Meaning 4
Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:
A neighborhood of Sacramento, California, United States.
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Meaning 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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Meaning 6
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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Meaning 7
Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:
A neighborhood of San Jose, California, United States.
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Meaning 8
Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:
A neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, United States.
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Meaning 9
Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:
A neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States.
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Meaning 10
Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:
A neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
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Meaning 11
Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:
A neighborhood of Boise, Idaho, United States.
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Meaning 12
Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:
A neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States.
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Meaning 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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Meaning 14
Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:
A neighborhood of Portland, Maine, United States,
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Meaning 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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Meaning 16
Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:
A neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States,
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Meaning 17
Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:
A neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan, United States,
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Meaning 18
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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Meaning 19
Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:
A neighborhood of New York City, New York, United States.
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Meaning 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
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Meaning 21
Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:
A neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States.
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noun
Meaning 22
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.
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noun
Meaning 23
A similar district filled with East Asians and Southeast Asians.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, proscribed
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History
Etymology
From China + town.
Across languages
Translations
53 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
حَيّ صِينِي
(ḥayy ṣīnī)
— a Chinese district outside China
Arabic:
تْشَايْنَاتَاوْن
(tšāynātāwn)
— a Chinese district outside China
Azerbaijani:
çin qəsəbəsi
— a Chinese district outside China
Azerbaijani:
çayna-taun
— a Chinese district outside China
Belarusian:
кіта́йскі кварта́л
(kitájski kvartál)
— a Chinese district outside China
Belarusian:
чайната́ун
(čajnatáun)
— a Chinese district outside China
Bulgarian:
кита́йски кварта́л
(kitájski kvartál)
— a Chinese district outside China
Bulgarian:
ча́йната́ун
(čájnatáun)
— a Chinese district outside China
Catalan:
barri xinès
— a Chinese district outside China
Chinese Cantonese:
唐人街
(tong4 jan4 gaai1)
— a Chinese district outside China
Chinese Cantonese:
華埠 /华埠
(waa4 fau6)
— a Chinese district outside China
Chinese Cantonese:
中國城 /中国城
(zung1 gwok3 sing4)
— a Chinese district outside China
Chinese Mandarin:
唐人街
(tángrénjiē)
— a Chinese district outside China
Chinese Mandarin:
華埠 /华埠
(huábù)
— a Chinese district outside China
Chinese Mandarin:
中國城 /中国城
(zhōngguóchéng)
— a Chinese district outside China
Chinese Mandarin:
牛車水 /牛车水
(in Singapore)
— a Chinese district outside China
Czech:
čínská čtvrť
— a Chinese district outside China
Estonian:
hiinalinn
— a Chinese district outside China
Finnish:
kiinalaiskortteli
— a Chinese district outside China
French:
quartier chinois
— a Chinese district outside China
German:
Chinatown
— a Chinese district outside China
German:
Chinesenstadt
— a Chinese district outside China
Hebrew:
צ׳יינהטאון
(chaynataun)
— a Chinese district outside China
Hungarian:
kínai negyed
— a Chinese district outside China
Indonesian:
pecinan
— a Chinese district outside China
Irish:
ceantar Síneach
— a Chinese district outside China
Italian:
chinatown
— a Chinese district outside China
Japanese:
中華街
(chūkagai)
— a Chinese district outside China
Japanese:
チャイナタウン
(chainataun)
— a Chinese district outside China
Korean:
차이나타운
(chainataun)
— a Chinese district outside China
Latvian:
ķīniešu kvartāls
— a Chinese district outside China
Lithuanian:
kinų kvartalas
— a Chinese district outside China
Malay:
Pekan Cina
— a Chinese district outside China
Mongolian:
хятад хороолол
(xjatad xoroolol)
— a Chinese district outside China
Iranian Persian:
مَحَلِّهٔ چینیها
(mahalle-ye čini-hâ)
— a Chinese district outside China
Polish:
chińska dzielnica
— a Chinese district outside China
Portuguese:
Chinatown
— a Chinese district outside China
Russian:
кита́йский кварта́л
(kitájskij kvartál)
— a Chinese district outside China
Russian:
чайната́ун
(čajnatáun)
— a Chinese district outside China
Serbo-Croatian:
кинеска четврт
— a Chinese district outside China
Serbo-Croatian:
чајнатаун
— a Chinese district outside China
Serbo-Croatian:
kineska četvrt
— a Chinese district outside China
Serbo-Croatian:
čajnataun
— a Chinese district outside China
Spanish:
barrio chino
— a Chinese district outside China
Swedish:
Chinatown
— a Chinese district outside China
Tagalog:
China Town
— a Chinese district outside China
Thai:
ไชน่าทาวน์
(chai-nâa-taao)
— a Chinese district outside China
Turkish:
Çin mahallesi
— a Chinese district outside China
Ukrainian:
кита́йський кварта́л
(kytájsʹkyj kvartál)
— a Chinese district outside China
Ukrainian:
чайната́ун
(čajnatáun)
— a Chinese district outside China
Vietnamese:
phố người Hoa
— a Chinese district outside China
Vietnamese:
khu Hoa-kiều
— a Chinese district outside China
Welsh:
ardal Tsieineaidd
— a Chinese district outside China