Definition
聚居区 refers to a residential area where a particular ethnic group, community, or population cluster lives together. It's commonly used in geography, sociology, and urban planning to describe ethnic enclaves, minority communities, or densely populated residential zones. The word combines 聚居 (to live in a concentrated area) with 区 (district/area).
n
a residential area where a specific group (ethnic, cultural, or demographic) lives in concentrationethnic enclavecommunity cluster
Examples
- 聚居区。Zhège chéngshì yǒu hěn duō shǎoshù mínzú jù jū ōu.This city has many ethnic minority residential areas.
- 聚居区。Zhèngfǔ zhèngzài gǎishàn pínkùn jù jū ōu de jīchǔ shèshī.The government is improving infrastructure in impoverished residential areas.
- 聚居区。Hǎiwài huárén jù jū ōu tōngcháng bǎoliú zhe chuántǒng xísú.Overseas Chinese residential areas usually retain traditional customs.
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