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lupinarian

lupinarian is the alternative spelling of lupanarian.

Meaning of lupanarian

Adjective

lupanarian (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to a brothel or prostitution; characteristic of illicit sexual desire or activity.
    • Le Populaire told what at least was wrong with Saigon; a feature story headlined Saigon as "THE CHICAGO OF THE FAR EAST" and described it as complete with lupanarian dance halls and dens of vice and a Hotel Continental whose French boss had apparently just celebrated with a champagne dinner his...1950 July 1, Janet Flanner, “Letter from Paris”, in The New Yorker

Questions about lupinarian

What is lupinarian the alternative spelling of?
Lupinarian is the alternative spelling of lupanarian.

Words near lupinarian in the dictionary

  1. lupin beans
  2. Lupinacci
  3. Lupinaccis
  4. lupinacidin
  5. lupinacidins
  6. lupinarian
  7. lupine
  8. lupine clover
  9. lupinelike
  10. lupinely
  11. lupines

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