Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A neighborhood or section of a city that is inhabited chiefly by Chinese people.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A section of a town in the United States occupied chiefly by Chinese and in which they live more or less in accordance with their own customs.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A
district of a city or town (in a country other than China) in which there is a large concentration of Chineseresidents andbusinesses .
Etymologies
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Examples
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CHINATOWN GHOST WALKING TOUR -- San Francisco's Chinatown Ghost Tours bring to life the tales of Chinatown's supernatural past and present as walkers are led on a ghostly tour of its historic and mysterious streets and alleyways.
The Berkeley Daily Planet, The East Bay's Independent Newspaper 2010
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CHINATOWN GHOST WALKING TOUR -- San Francisco's Chinatown Ghost Tours bring to life the tales of Chinatown's supernatural past and present as walkers are led on a ghostly tour of its historic and mysterious streets and alleyways.
The Berkeley Daily Planet, The East Bay's Independent Newspaper 2010
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You may feel that a crackhead cornering you or blocking your path in Chinatown is not a big deal, but think about how my grandmother feels, or your grandmother.
We Must Not Allow Intimidation on Seattle’s Streets « PubliCola 2010
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"You may feel that a crackhead cornering you or blocking your path in Chinatown is not a big deal, but think about how my grandmother feels, or your grandmother."
We Must Not Allow Intimidation on Seattle’s Streets « PubliCola 2010
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John Huston in Chinatown is just one of the greatest treasures in all of cinema.
Balloon Juice » Blog Archive » Find the girl, Mr. Gittes 2010
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Brennan Green did a remix with an nice acid line that came out on his label Chinatown recently, and Greg Wilson made an extended edit with parts we sent him that I'd just gotten.
modyfier 2009
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They carried us down there in what they call Chinatown and all around.
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They carried us down there in what they call Chinatown and all around.
Oral History Interview with Icy Norman, 1979 April 6 and 30. Interview H-36. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007). By Icy Norman Icy Norman 1979
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He reprimands me on my use of the word "Chinatown", telling me that the term is abusive and yet rarely pointed out as such by the Chinese.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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He reprimands me on my use of the word "Chinatown", telling me that the term is abusive and yet rarely pointed out as such by the Chinese.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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