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RED-LIGHT DISTRICT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does red-light district mean?
• RED-LIGHT DISTRICT (noun)
The noun RED-LIGHT DISTRICT has 1 sense:
1. a district with many brothels
Familiarity information: RED-LIGHT DISTRICT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A district with many brothels
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("red-light district" is a kind of...):
city district (a district of a town or city)
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