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red-light district

 
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–noun
an area or district in a city in which many houses of prostitution are located.
Origin:
1890–95; allegedly so called because brothels displayed red lights
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red-light district   (rěd'līt')
n.  A neighborhood containing many brothels.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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