| 释义 |
Koreatown, n.
Brit. |kəˈrɪətaʊn|, U.S. |kəˈriəˌtaʊn|
[‹ the name of Korea (see Korean adj. and n.) + town n.]
An area of a city or town inhabited predominantly by people of Korean origin or descent. Cf. Chinatown n.
1977N.Y. Times 10 Oct. 18/4 Most settle in ‘Korea Town’ along Olympic Boulevard, work double shifts in small shops, and join one of the nearly 100 churches. 1985Internat. Migration Rev. 19 83 Three-fourths of Korean retail establishments in the Los Angeles area are located outside Korea-Town. 1998P. Cha & S. C. Van Riesen in J. Yep Following Jesus without dishonoring your Parents vi. 101 We put out extra effort to keep up with what is going on in the Korean community, and we hang out in Koreatown with our Korean friends. 2001Evening Standard (London) (Nexis) 12 Feb. 24 New Malden is turning into Koreatown. |