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Chinatown

name · noun · 23 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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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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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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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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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.

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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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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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Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:

A neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.

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Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:

A neighborhood of Boise, Idaho, United States.

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Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:

A neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States.

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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,

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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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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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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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Meaning 23

A similar district filled with East Asians and Southeast Asians.

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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
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