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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 brothelsplay

  Familiarity information: RED-LIGHT DISTRICT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RED-LIGHT DISTRICT (noun)


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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