Chinatown

English

Etymology

China +‎ town.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtʃaɪnətaʊn/
(US) enPR: chīʹnə-toun', IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃaɪnəˌtaʊn/
Audio (AU) (file)
Hyphenation: Chi‧na‧town

Noun

Chinatown (plural Chinatowns)

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.
(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), чайната́ун m (čajnatáun)
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)
Malay: Pekan Cina
Mongolian: хятад хороолол (xjatad xoroolol)
Persian: محلهٔ 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

Roman: kineska četvrt f, čajnataun m
Spanish: barrio chino m
Swedish: Chinatown
Tagalog: China Town
Thai: ไชน่าทาวน์ (chainâataao)
Turkish: Çin mahallesi
Ukrainian: кита́йський кварта́л m (kytájsʹkyj kvartál), чайната́ун m (čajnatáun)
Vietnamese: phố người Hoa, khu Hoa-kiều
Welsh: ardal Tsieineaidd f

Finnish

Etymology

From English Chinatown.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtʃɑi̯nɑtɑun/, [ˈt̪ʃɑ̝i̯nɑ̝ˌt̪ɑ̝un]

Proper noun

Chinatown

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
accusative	gen.	Chinatownin	Chinatownit
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
accusative	gen.	Chinatownini	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
accusative	gen.	Chinatownisi	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
accusative	gen.	Chinatownimme	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
accusative	gen.	Chinatowninne	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
accusative	gen.	Chinatowninsa	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

Chinatown (a Chinese district outside China)

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