"lupanarian" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: From Latin lupanar ("brothel"), from lupa ("prostitute"; literally "she-wolf"), from lupus ("wolf"). Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} lupanarian (not comparable)
  1. Pertaining to a brothel or prostitution; characteristic of illicit sexual desire or activity. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: lupinarian
    Sense id: en-lupanarian-en-adj-EJSRsduJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1950 July 1, Janet Flanner, “Letter from Paris”, in The New Yorker",
          "text": "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 second billion francs of profit.",
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