"Koreatown" meaning in English

See Koreatown in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Koreatowns [plural]
Etymology: From Korea + town. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Korea|town}} Korea + town Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Koreatown (plural Koreatowns)
  1. A district of a city or town (in a country other than Korea) in which there is a large concentration of Korean residents and businesses. Wikipedia link: Koreatown Coordinate_terms: Chinatown, Little India, Little Italy, Little Saigon, Little Tokyo, French Quarter, Latin Quarter Translations (a Korean district outside Korea): كوريا تاون (Arabic), كورياتاون (Arabic), 韓國城 (Chinese Mandarin), 韩国城 (Hánguóchéng) (Chinese Mandarin), Κορίαταουν (Koríataoun) (Greek), コリアタウン (koriataun) (Japanese), 코리아타운 (koriataun) (Korean), 한인타운 (hanintaun) (Korean), 한인촌 (haninchon) (Korean)

Inflected forms

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