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Chinatown in Malay

Pekan Cina

UK/ˈtʃaɪnətaʊn/US/ˈt͡ʃaɪnəˌtaʊn/

Chinatown in Malay: Pekan Cina. In English, Chinatown means 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.

Malay words for Chinatown

a Chinese district outside China
Pekan Cina

English meaning of Chinatown

  1. noun 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.
  2. noun A similar district filled with East Asians and Southeast Asians.
  3. proper noun A neighborhood of Phoenix, Arizona, United States.
  4. proper noun A neighborhood near Downtown Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Questions about Chinatown in Malay

What is the meaning of Chinatown in Malay?
Chinatown in Malay is Pekan Cina.
Apakah maksud Chinatown dalam bahasa Melayu?
Chinatown: Pekan Cina.
What does Chinatown mean in English?
Chinatown means 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.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Chinatown (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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