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red light district

red light district is the alternative form of red-light district.

Meaning of red-light district

Noun

red-light district (plural red-light districts)

  1. 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 of red light district

pluralred light districts

Questions about red light district

What is red light district the alternative form of?
Red light district is the alternative form of red-light district.

Words near red light district in the dictionary

  1. red licorice
  2. red licorices
  3. red light
  4. red light camera
  5. red light cameras
  6. red light district
  7. red light districts
  8. red light, green light
  9. red lights
  10. red line
  11. Red Liner

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