Chinatown

English

Etymology

From China +‎ town.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtʃaɪnətaʊn/
• (US) enPR: chīʹnə-toun', IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃaɪnəˌtaʊn/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Hyphenation: Chi‧na‧town

Noun

Chinatown (plural Chinatowns)

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.
   • 2002, Zadie Smith, The Autograph Man, Penguin Books (2003), page 185:

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

   • 2022 September 7, Gillian Brassil, “The Real Lives of Early 20th-Century Celebrities, as Depicted in ‘Ragtime’”, in T: The New York Times Style Magazine‎^[1], archived from the original on 3 November 2022:

     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. (proscribed, slang) By extension, such a district filled with stereotypical "Chinese" people, of East Asians and Southeast Asians.

Coordinate terms

• Koreatown
• Little Tokyo
• Little Saigon
• Little India
• French Quarter
• Latin Quarter

Derived terms

• have got more chins than Chinatown

Translations

a Chinese district outside China

• Arabic: حَيّ صِينِي m (ḥayy ṣīnī), تْشَايْنَاتَاوْن m (tšāynātāwn)
• Azerbaijani: çin qəsəbəsi, çayna-taun
• Belarusian: кіта́йскі кварта́л m (kitájski kvartál), чайната́ун m (čajnatáun)
• Bulgarian: кита́йски кварта́л m (kitájski kvartál), ча́йната́ун m (čájnatáun)
• Catalan: barri xinès m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 唐人街 (tong⁴ jan⁴ gaai¹), 華埠 / 华埠 (waa⁴ fau⁶), 中國城 / 中国城 (zung¹ gwok³ sing⁴)

  Mandarin: 唐人街 (zh) (tángrénjiē), 華埠 / 华埠 (zh) (huábù), 中國城 / 中国城 (zh) (zhōngguóchéng), (in Singapore) 牛車水 / 牛车水 (zh) (niúchēshuǐ)

• Czech: čínská čtvrť f
• Estonian: hiinalinn
• Finnish: kiinalaiskortteli
• French: quartier chinois m
• German: Chinatown (de) f, Chinesenstadt f
• Hebrew: צ׳יינהטאון m (chaynataun)
• Hungarian: kínai negyed (hu)
• Indonesian: pecinan (id)
• Irish: ceantar Síneach m
• Italian: chinatown f
• Japanese: 中華街 (ja) (ちゅうかがい, chūkagai), チャイナタウン (chainataun)
• Korean: 차이나타운 (chainataun)
• Latvian: ķīniešu kvartāls m
• Lithuanian: kinų kvartalas m
• Malay: Pekan Cina
• Mongolian:

  Cyrillic: хятад хороолол (xjatad xoroolol)

• Persian:

  Iranian Persian: مَحَلِّهٔ چینی‌ها (mahalle-ye čini-hâ)

• Polish: chińska dzielnica f
• Portuguese: Chinatown (pt) f
• Russian: кита́йский кварта́л m (kitájskij kvartál), чайната́ун (ru) m (čajnatáun)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: кинеска четврт f, чајнатаун m

  Latin: kineska četvrt f, čajnataun m

• Spanish: barrio chino (es) m
• Swedish: Chinatown n
• Tagalog: China Town
• Thai: ไชน่าทาวน์ (chai-nâa-taao)
• Turkish: Çin mahallesi
• Ukrainian: кита́йський кварта́л m (kytájsʹkyj kvartál), чайната́ун m (čajnatáun)
• Vietnamese: phố người Hoa, khu Hoa-kiều
• Welsh: ardal Tsieineaidd f

Proper noun

Chinatown

1. Several neighborhoods in the United States with concentrations of Chinese people or businesses:
   1. A neighborhood of Phoenix, Arizona, United States.
   2. A neighborhood near Downtown Los Angeles, California, United States.
   3. A neighborhood of Oakland, California, United States.
   4. A neighborhood of Sacramento, California, United States.
   5. A neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States.
   6. A neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States.
   7. A neighborhood of San Jose, California, United States.
   8. A neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, United States.
   9. A neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States.
   10. A neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
   11. A neighborhood of Boise, Idaho, United States.
   12. A neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States.
   13. A neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
   14. A neighborhood of Portland, Maine, United States,
   15. A neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, United States,
   16. A neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States,
   17. A neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan, United States,
   18. A neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri, United States,
   19. A neighborhood of New York City, New York, United States.
   20. A neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, United States, also called Old Town and Skid Row
   21. A neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States.

Finnish

Etymology

From English Chinatown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃɑi̯nɑtɑun/, [ˈt̪ʃɑ̝i̯nɑ̝ˌt̪ɑ̝un]
• Rhymes: -ɑun

Proper noun

Chinatown

1. Chinatown

Declension

Inflection of Chinatown (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Chinatown	Chinatownit
genitive		Chinatownin	Chinatownien
partitive		Chinatownia	Chinatowneja
illative		Chinatowniin	Chinatowneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Chinatown	Chinatownit
accusative	nom.	Chinatown	Chinatownit
	gen.	Chinatownin
genitive		Chinatownin	Chinatownien
partitive		Chinatownia	Chinatowneja
inessive		Chinatownissa	Chinatowneissa
elative		Chinatownista	Chinatowneista
illative		Chinatowniin	Chinatowneihin
adessive		Chinatownilla	Chinatowneilla
ablative		Chinatownilta	Chinatowneilta
allative		Chinatownille	Chinatowneille
essive		Chinatownina	Chinatowneina
translative		Chinatowniksi	Chinatowneiksi
abessive		Chinatownitta	Chinatowneitta
instructive		—	Chinatownein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Chinatown (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Chinatownini Chinatownini accusative nom. Chinatownini Chinatownini gen. Chinatownini genitive Chinatownini Chinatownieni partitive Chinatowniani Chinatownejani inessive Chinatownissani Chinatowneissani elative Chinatownistani Chinatowneistani illative Chinatowniini Chinatowneihini adessive Chinatownillani Chinatowneillani ablative Chinatowniltani Chinatowneiltani allative Chinatownilleni Chinatowneilleni essive Chinatowninani Chinatowneinani translative Chinatownikseni Chinatowneikseni abessive Chinatownittani Chinatowneittani instructive — — comitative — Chinatowneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Chinatownisi Chinatownisi accusative nom. Chinatownisi Chinatownisi gen. Chinatownisi genitive Chinatownisi Chinatowniesi partitive Chinatowniasi Chinatownejasi inessive Chinatownissasi Chinatowneissasi elative Chinatownistasi Chinatowneistasi illative Chinatowniisi Chinatowneihisi adessive Chinatownillasi Chinatowneillasi ablative Chinatowniltasi Chinatowneiltasi allative Chinatownillesi Chinatowneillesi essive Chinatowninasi Chinatowneinasi translative Chinatowniksesi Chinatowneiksesi abessive Chinatownittasi Chinatowneittasi instructive — — comitative — Chinatowneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Chinatownimme Chinatownimme accusative nom. Chinatownimme Chinatownimme gen. Chinatownimme genitive Chinatownimme Chinatowniemme partitive Chinatowniamme Chinatownejamme inessive Chinatownissamme Chinatowneissamme elative Chinatownistamme Chinatowneistamme illative Chinatowniimme Chinatowneihimme adessive Chinatownillamme Chinatowneillamme ablative Chinatowniltamme Chinatowneiltamme allative Chinatownillemme Chinatowneillemme essive Chinatowninamme Chinatowneinamme translative Chinatowniksemme Chinatowneiksemme abessive Chinatownittamme Chinatowneittamme instructive — — comitative — Chinatowneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Chinatowninne Chinatowninne accusative nom. Chinatowninne Chinatowninne gen. Chinatowninne genitive Chinatowninne Chinatownienne partitive Chinatownianne Chinatownejanne inessive Chinatownissanne Chinatowneissanne elative Chinatownistanne Chinatowneistanne illative Chinatowniinne Chinatowneihinne adessive Chinatownillanne Chinatowneillanne ablative Chinatowniltanne Chinatowneiltanne allative Chinatownillenne Chinatowneillenne essive Chinatowninanne Chinatowneinanne translative Chinatowniksenne Chinatowneiksenne abessive Chinatownittanne Chinatowneittanne instructive — — comitative — Chinatowneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Chinatowninsa Chinatowninsa accusative nom. Chinatowninsa Chinatowninsa gen. Chinatowninsa genitive Chinatowninsa Chinatowniensa partitive Chinatowniaan Chinatowniansa Chinatownejaan Chinatownejansa inessive Chinatownissaan Chinatownissansa Chinatowneissaan Chinatowneissansa elative Chinatownistaan Chinatownistansa Chinatowneistaan Chinatowneistansa illative Chinatowniinsa Chinatowneihinsa adessive Chinatownillaan Chinatownillansa Chinatowneillaan Chinatowneillansa ablative Chinatowniltaan Chinatowniltansa Chinatowneiltaan Chinatowneiltansa allative Chinatownilleen Chinatownillensa Chinatowneilleen Chinatowneillensa essive Chinatowninaan Chinatowninansa Chinatowneinaan Chinatowneinansa translative Chinatownikseen Chinatowniksensa Chinatowneikseen Chinatowneiksensa abessive Chinatownittaan Chinatownittansa Chinatowneittaan Chinatowneittansa instructive — — comitative — Chinatowneineen Chinatowneinensa

Portuguese

Proper noun

Chinatown f

1. Chinatown (a Chinese district outside China)