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Chinatown


Chi·na·town

noun \ˈchī-nə-ˌtan\

Definition of CHINATOWN

: the Chinese quarter of a city

Examples of CHINATOWN

  1. We had dinner in Chinatown.

First Known Use of CHINATOWN

1857

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