Chinatown /ˈtʃaɪnətaʊn/ noun2 •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.She grabbed his hand again and marched him under the fake Oriental archway that heralded the beginning of Chinatown. — 2002 •(nonstandard) A similar district filled with East Asians and Southeast Asians. formsChinatowns