IPA Transcription of "chinatown" in American English

The American English IPA transcription of “chinatown” is /ˈt͡ʃaɪnəˌtaʊn/.

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chinatownˈt͡ʃaɪnəˌtaʊn

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Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/ˈt͡ʃɑenətæɔn/
English (United Kingdom)/t͡ʃaɪnətaʊn/

Items

  • Chinatown1974 film directed by Roman Polański
  • Chinatownethnic enclave of expatriate Chinese people
  • Chinatownneighborhood in Manhattan, New York City, United States
  • Chinatownneighborhood in San Francisco, California, United States
  • Chinatownneighborhood in the City of Westminster, London
  • Chinatownneighborhood in Bangkok, Thailand
  • Chinatownneighborhood in Singapore, subzone of Outram
  • Chinatown1980 studio album by Thin Lizzy
  • Chinatownneighborhood in Los Angeles, California, United States
  • Chinatownneighborhood in Flushing, New York City, United States

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