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HOUSE OF PROSTITUTION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does house of prostitution mean?
• HOUSE OF PROSTITUTION (noun)
The noun HOUSE OF PROSTITUTION has 1 sense:
1. a building where prostitutes are available
Familiarity information: HOUSE OF PROSTITUTION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HOUSE OF PROSTITUTION (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A building where prostitutes are available
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
bagnio; bawdyhouse; bordello; brothel; cathouse; house of ill repute; house of prostitution; sporting house; whorehouse
Hypernyms ("house of prostitution" is a kind of...):
building; edifice (a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "house of prostitution"):
massage parlor (a place where illicit sex is available under the guise of therapeutic massage)
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