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Thesaurus: red-light district
a district with many brothels
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Definitions
- n. a district with many brothels
- A district or neighborhood in which disorderly resorts are frequent; -- so called in allusion to the red light kept in front of many such resorts at night. [Colloq. or Cant]
- A district or neighborhood in which disorderly resorts arefrequent; -- so called in allusion to the red light kept in front ofmany such resorts at night. [Colloq. or Cant]