Back الحي الصيني، سنغافورة Arabic Chinatown (Singapur) German Chinatown (Singapore) Finnish Chinatown (Singapour) French Ngiù-Chhâ-Súi HAK צ'יינהטאון (סינגפור) HE Kreta Ayer ID チャイナタウン (シンガポール) Japanese 차이나타운 (싱가포르) Korean Kreta Ayer Malay
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| Chinatown, Singapore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 牛車水 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 牛车水 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "ox-cart water" | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Malay | Kreta Ayer | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tamil | சைனா டவுன் | ||||||||||||||||||||
Chinatown[a] is a subzone and ethnic enclave located within the Outram district in the Central Area of Singapore. Featuring distinctly Chinese cultural elements, Chinatown has had a historically concentrated ethnic Chinese population.
Chinatown is considerably less of an enclave than it once was. However, the precinct does retain significant historical and cultural significance. Large sections of it have been declared national heritage sites officially designated for conservation by the Urban Redevelopment Authority.
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