RED-LIGHT DISTRICT

Meaning of RED-LIGHT DISTRICT in English

noun

a part of a town where there are many prostitutes

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WORD ORIGIN

from the use of a red light as the sign of a brothel.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

RED-LIGHT DISTRICT — noun Etymology: so called from the traditional practice of employing red lights to indicate houses of prostitution : a district …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RED-LIGHT DISTRICT — () A district or neighborhood in which disorderly resorts are frequent; -- so called in allusion to the red light …
Английский словарь Webster
RED-LIGHT DISTRICT — an area or district in a city in which many houses of prostitution are located. [ 1890-95; allegedly so called …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RED-LIGHT DISTRICT — n. neighborhood with many houses of prostitution
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
RED-LIGHT DISTRICT — add. ·- a district or neighborhood in which disorderly resorts are frequent; so called in allusion to the red …
Webster English vocab
RED-LIGHT DISTRICT — ■ noun an area with many brothels, strip clubs, etc. Origin from the use of a red light as the …
Concise Oxford English vocab
RED-LIGHT DISTRICT — [red-light district] n (1900): a district in which houses of prostitution are numerous
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RED-LIGHT DISTRICT — ˌred-ˈlight ˌdistrict BrE AmE noun [countable] the area of a town or city where there are many ↑ prostitute s
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RED-LIGHT DISTRICT — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Anti-vice campaigners like former boxer, Eddie Neilson have all but cleared up the red-light district …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RED LIGHT DISTRICT — Synonyms and related words : Bowery, Chinatown, East End, East Side, Little Hungary, Little Italy, West End, West Side, bagnio, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RED-LIGHT DISTRICT — {n. phr.} A district of brothels or where prostitutes hang out. * /Most unwisely, the young sailor decided to spend …
Slang English vocab
RED-LIGHT DISTRICT — Function: noun a district characterized by brothels FF1C; sailors frequented the red-light district FF1E; Synonyms: levee, stew(s), tenderloin Idioms: street …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
RED-LIGHT DISTRICT — noun a district characterized by brothels sailors frequented the red-light district Synonyms: levee, stew(s), tenderloin Idioms: street of fallen women
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
RED-LIGHT DISTRICT — n (coll) район города, где сосредоточены публичные дома
Dirty English-Russian vocab
RED-LIGHT DISTRICT — {n. phr.} A district of brothels or where prostitutes hang out. * /Most unwisely, the young sailor decided to spend …
Словарь английских идиом
RED-LIGHT DISTRICT — n. phr. A district of brothels or where prostitutes hang out. Most unwisely, the young sailor decided to spend his …
American Idioms English vocabulary
RED-LIGHT DISTRICT — квартал публичных домов квартал публичных домов
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RED-LIGHT DISTRICT — Район Красных Фонарей
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
RED LIGHT DISTRICT — Район Красных Фонарей
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
RED LIGHT DISTRICT — Район Красных Фонарей
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
RED-LIGHT DISTRICT — квартал публичных домов
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RED-LIGHT DISTRICT — квартал публичных домов
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
RED-LIGHT DISTRICT — квартал публичных домов
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
RED-LIGHT DISTRICT — квартал публичных домов
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
RED-LIGHT DISTRICT — квартал публичных домов
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
RED-LIGHT DISTRICT — квартал публичных домов
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
RED-LIGHT DISTRICT — квартал публичных домов.
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
RED-LIGHT DISTRICT — квартал публичных домов квартал публичных домов
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
RED — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) red blood cell Red Army Faction Barber Red Erik the Red Grange Red Great …
Английский словарь Британика
DISTRICT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) {{link=District of Columbia">District of Columbia Lake District United States District Court
Английский словарь Британика
RED — I. ˈred adjective ( redder ; reddest ) Etymology: Middle English read, reed, red, from Old English rēad; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIGHT — I. ˈlīt, usu -īd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English liht, light, from Old English lēoht, līht; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DISTRICT — I. district adjective Etymology: Latin districtus, from past participle of distringere to hinder, molest — more at distrain obsolete : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DISTRICT — (n.) A division of territory; a defined portion of a state, town, or city, etc., made for administrative, electoral, or …
Английский словарь Webster
DISTRICT — ( n. ) A division of territory; a defined portion of a state, town, or city, etc., made for administrative, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RED — red 1 — redly , adv. /red/ , n. adj., redder, reddest . n. 1. any of various colors resembling …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIGHT
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DISTRICT — /dis"trikt/ , n. 1. a division of territory, as of a country, state, or county, marked off for administrative, electoral, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RED — I. ˈred adjective ( red·der ; red·dest ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English rēad; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LIGHT — I. ˈlīt noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lēoht; akin to Old High German lioht light, Latin luc-, lux …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RED — noun a red pigment. 2. red ·- ·impf & ·p.p. of read. 3. red ·adj the menses. 4. red ·noun …
Webster English vocab
LIGHT
Webster English vocab
DISTRICT — adj rigorous; stringent; harsh. 2. district ·noun any portion of territory of undefined extent; a region; a country; a tract. …
Webster English vocab
LIGHT — electromagnetic radiation that can be detected by the human eye. In terms of wavelength, electromagnetic radiation occurs over an extremely …
Britannica English vocabulary
RED — red, Red BrE AmE red ▷ redder ˈred ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ reddest ˈred ɪst -əst ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DISTRICT — district BrE AmE ˈdɪs trɪkt ▷ district|s s ▶ ˌ district at ˈ torney BrE AmE ▶ ˌ district ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RED — / red; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective ( red·der , red·dest ) ( informal ) 1. having the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIGHT — / laɪt; NAmE / noun , adjective , verb , adverb ■ noun FROM SUN / LAMPS 1. [ U …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DISTRICT — / ˈdɪstrɪkt; NAmE / noun 1. an area of a country or town, especially one that has particular features : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RED — I. red 1 S1 W1 /red/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative redder , superlative reddest ) [ Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIGHT — I. light 1 S1 W1 /laɪt/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ light , ↑ lighter , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DISTRICT — dis ‧ trict S3 W2 /ˈdɪstrɪkt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: Medieval Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RED — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or near the colour seen at the least-refracted end of the visible spectrum, of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIGHT — adj., adv., & v. --adj. 1 of little weight; not heavy; easy to lift. 2 a relatively low in weight, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIGHT — n., v., & adj. --n. 1 the natural agent (electromagnetic radiation of wavelength between about 390 and 740 mm) that …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DISTRICT — n. & v. --n. 1 a (often attrib.) a territory marked off for special administrative purposes. b Brit. a division …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RED — adj. & n. adj. 1 of or near the colour seen at the least-refracted end of the visible spectrum, of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIGHT — adj., adv., & v. adj. 1 of little weight; not heavy; easy to lift. 2 a relatively low in weight, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIGHT — n., v., & adj. n. 1 the natural agent (electromagnetic radiation of wavelength between about 390 and 740 mm) that …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DISTRICT — n. & v. n. 1 a (often attrib.) a territory marked off for special administrative purposes. b Brit. a division …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RED — adj. & n. --adj. 1. of or near the colour seen at the least-refracted end of the visible spectrum, of …
Oxford English vocab
LIGHT — 1. n., v., & adj. --n. 1. the natural agent (electromagnetic radiation of wavelength between about 390 and 740 mm) …
Oxford English vocab
DISTRICT — n. & v. --n. 1. a (often attrib.) a territory marked off for special administrative purposes. b Brit. a division …
Oxford English vocab
LIGHT — I. BRIGHTNESS OR ILLUMINATION /laɪt/ ( lights, lighting, lit, lighted, lighter, lightest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 …
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