red-light district en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From red, light and district. Referring to the red lights that were used as signs for brothels.
Meanings
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A part of an urban area where prostitution and sex-oriented businesses are concentrated.
Although I was not keen on such expeditions, I was inveigled one night to join a bunch for a tour of the ‘red light district’.
1933, Frank Clune, Try Anything Once, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 65:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| red-light districts | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| red light district | alternative | lexicographic |
Descendants
Rotlichtviertel · red light · 红灯区 · 紅燈區
Translations (41)
fi punaisten lyhtyjen alue (area of prostitution) · it quartiere a luci rossi (area of prostitution) · ru кварта́л кра́сных фонаре́й (area of prostitution) · nb bordellkvarter (area of prostitution) · el συνοικία με οίκους ανοχής (area of prostitution) · ja 遊郭 (area of prostitution) · is vændishúshverfi (area of prostitution) · fr quartier des putes (area of prostitution) · ja 風俗街 (area of prostitution) · ja 歓楽街 (area of prostitution) · ko 홍등가 (area of prostitution) · de Rotlichtbezirk (area of prostitution) · cmn 煙花巷 /烟花巷 (area of prostitution) · uk кварта́л черво́них ліхтарі́в (area of prostitution) · pl dzielnica czerwonych latarni (area of prostitution) · es zona roja (area of prostitution) · hu vörös lámpás negyed (area of prostitution) · de Straßenstrich (area of prostitution) · cmn 花街柳巷 (area of prostitution) · nl rodelampjesbuurt (area of prostitution) · nl hoerenbuurt (area of prostitution) · nl tippelzone (area of prostitution) · hu piros lámpás negyed (area of prostitution) · cy ardal golau coch (area of prostitution) · cmn 風化區 /风化区 (area of prostitution) · ko 공창가 (area of prostitution) · fr red light (area of prostitution) · cmn 紅燈區 /红灯区 (area of prostitution) · ru у́лица кра́сных фонаре́й (area of prostitution) · gd ceàrn dearg (area of prostitution) · vi phố đèn đỏ (area of prostitution) · id lokalisasi (area of prostitution) · sv bordellkvarter (area of prostitution) · pt zona de meretrício (area of prostitution) · et punaste laternate kvartal (area of prostitution) · eo ruĝluma areo (area of prostitution) · nl rosse buurt (area of prostitution) · fr quartier chaud (area of prostitution) · mk резил сокак (area of prostitution) · de Rotlichtviertel (area of prostitution) · cmn 風月區 /风月区 (area of prostitution)