Chinatown

[ chahy-nuh-toun ]

/ ˈtʃaɪ nəˌtaʊn /

the main Chinese district in any city outside China.

Origin of Chinatown

China + town

Further along the sofa, and tranquilly silent, sat Amy Li, whose Chinatown gallery is housing Net Band Command.

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Chinatown, for instance, is a kind of smart trickery that is rewarding.

How ‘True Detective’ Will End |Andrew Romano |March 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Fung Wah is the best-known Chinatown bus company—a cultural icon for those of a certain age and demographic.

The Government’s Cheap, Dishonest Campaign Against the Chinatown Bus Industry |Jim Epstein |November 2, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Not so long ago, the Chinatown bus industry was subject to fierce price wars.

The Government’s Cheap, Dishonest Campaign Against the Chinatown Bus Industry |Jim Epstein |November 2, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Everybody already knew there were Chinese in Chinatown and Italians in Little Italy.

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On the very first day of his holidays he was become the central figure of a Chinatown drama.

Tales of Chinatown |Sax Rohmer
Why, yesterday, when he was supposed to be in Burlingame, Clara had seen him in Chinatown.

The Coast of Chance |Esther Chamberlain
San Francisco's famous Chinatown, the greatest settlement of the Celestials on this continent, went down like a house of cards.

The San Francisco Calamity |Various
They approached the center of Chinatown, keeping in 124 the shadows whenever possible.

The Gray Phantom's Return |Herman Landon
She is the daughter of a rich Pekin Mandarin, who has sold her to an equally rich merchant here in Chinatown.

The Bradys After a Chinese Princess |Francis Worcester Doughty

Chinatown

/ (ˈtʃaɪnəˌtaʊn) /

a quarter of any city or town outside China with a predominantly Chinese population