A striped racer, also known as the California whipsnake, is a species of non-venomous snake native to the coast and foothills of California. It is a long, slender, and fast-moving snake, identified by its distinctive stripes running down the length of its body. They primarily feed on lizards and small rodents. The scientific name for this species is Masticophis lateralis.
Chinatown
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conglomeration of predominantly chinese businesses and culture.
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A drama thriller made in 1974 directed by Roman Polanski and staring Jack Nicholson and [Faye Dunaway] about drought-ridden 30s L.A., corruption, weird family relations, and a divorce specializing private detective; spawned the phrase its Chinatown - the phrase is used to refer to a situation that is impossible to deal with due to the fact that it is the result of issues imbedded in a [tangled web] of too many peoples personal problems and/or ambitions, greed, or deviance, and that there is nothing one person on the outside of that web can do to set everything right because the whole situation is too fucked up.
Chinatown meaning & definition 1 of Chinatown.
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A district of a large non-Chinese town or port in which the population is predominantly of Chinese origin.
Chinatown meaning & definition 2 of Chinatown.
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an area of a city outside China where many Chinese people live and there are a lot of Chinese restaurants and shops
Chinatown meaning & definition 3 of Chinatown.