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Japantown

Japantown noun: synonym of Little Tokyo.

Noun

Japantown (plural Japantowns)

  1. Synonym of Little Tokyo.
    Synonyms:
    Little Tokyo

Proper noun

Japantown

  1. A neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States.
    • The consulate is located in the city’s Japantown area, several blocks northeast from The Painted Ladies, a row of colorful Victorian homes that is popular attraction in the Bay Area city.2023 October 9, Christal Hayes, Taylor Romine, “Person drives into Chinese consulate in San Francisco and is killed by police after confrontation, authorities say”, in CNN, archived from the original...
  2. A neighborhood of San Jose, California, United States.

Synonyms of Japantown

Forms of Japantown

pluralJapantowns

Origin of Japantown

From Japan + town.

Questions about Japantown

What does Japantown mean?
Japantown means synonym of Little Tokyo.
What part of speech is Japantown?
Japantown can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of Japantown?
The plural of Japantown is Japantowns.

Words near Japantown in the dictionary

  1. Japanophobia
  2. Japanophobic
  3. Japanophone
  4. Japanophones
  5. japans
  6. Japantown
  7. Japantowns
  8. japanware
  9. japanzee
  10. japanzees
  11. japas

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