red-light district
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌred-ˈlight ˌdistrict noun [countable] SYSEX/HAVE SEX WITHthe area of a town or city where there are many prostitutes 红灯区
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red-light district• These streets were the core of the Barbary Coast red-light district.• Sabino Alley still sheltered the vestiges of the old red-light district.• Budapest Week will move over the river to the red-light district in Budapest, where Duna's headquarters are situated.• Anti-vice campaigners like former boxer, Eddie Neilson have all but cleared up the red-light district.ˌred-ˈlight ˌdistrict nounChineseSyllable
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red-light district
ˌred-ˈlight ˌdistrict
noun [countable]
the area of a town or city where there are many prostitutes
ˌred-ˈlight ˌdistrict
noun [countable]the area of a town or city where there are many prostitutes