red-light district

noun
🔊/ˌred ˈlaɪt dɪstrɪkt/
🔊/ˌred ˈlaɪt dɪstrɪkt/
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  1. a part of a town where there are many prostitutes红灯区
    Word Originfrom the use of a red light as the sign of a brothel.