"red-light district" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: red-light districts [plural]
Etymology: From red, light and district. Referring to the red lights that were used as signs for brothels. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=red-light district}} red-light district (plural red-light districts)
  1. A part of an urban area where prostitution and sex-oriented businesses are concentrated. Categories (topical): Prostitution Synonyms: red light district Translations (area of prostitution): 紅燈區 (Chinese Mandarin), 红灯区 (hóngdēngqū) (Chinese Mandarin), 風月區 (Chinese Mandarin), 风月区 (fēngyuèqū) (Chinese Mandarin), 風化區 (Chinese Mandarin), 风化区 (fēnghuàqū) (Chinese Mandarin), rosse buurt [feminine] (Dutch), rodelampjesbuurt [feminine] (Dutch), hoerenbuurt [feminine] (Dutch), tippelzone [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), ruĝluma areo (Esperanto), punaste laternate kvartal (Estonian), punaisten lyhtyjen alue (Finnish), quartier chaud [masculine] (French), red light [masculine] (French), quartier des putes [masculine] (French), Rotlichtbezirk [masculine] (German), Straßenstrich [masculine] (German), Rotlichtviertel [neuter] (German), συνοικία με οίκους ανοχής (synoikía me oíkous anochís) [feminine] (Greek), vörös lámpás negyed (Hungarian), piros lámpás negyed (Hungarian), vændishúshverfi [neuter] (Icelandic), lokalisasi (Indonesian), quartiere a luci rossi [masculine] (Italian), 歓楽街 (kanrakugai) (alt: かんらくがい) (Japanese), 風俗街 (fūzokugai) (alt: ふうぞくがい) (Japanese), 홍등가 (hongdeungga) (alt: 紅燈街) (Korean), резил сокак (rezil sokak) [masculine] (Macedonian), bordellkvarter [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), dzielnica czerwonych latarni [feminine] (Polish), zona de meretrício [feminine] (Portuguese), у́лица кра́сных фонаре́й (úlica krásnyx fonaréj) [feminine] (Russian), кварта́л кра́сных фонаре́й (kvartál krásnyx fonaréj) [masculine] (Russian), ceàrn dearg [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), zona roja [feminine] (Spanish), bordellkvarter [neuter] (Swedish), кварта́л черво́них ліхтарі́в (kvartál červónyx lixtarív) [masculine] (Ukrainian), phố đèn đỏ (Vietnamese), ardal golau coch [feminine] (Welsh)

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        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zona de meretrício"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "úlica krásnyx fonaréj",
      "sense": "area of prostitution",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "у́лица кра́сных фонаре́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kvartál krásnyx fonaréj",
      "sense": "area of prostitution",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "кварта́л кра́сных фонаре́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "area of prostitution",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ceàrn dearg"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "area of prostitution",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zona roja"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "area of prostitution",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bordellkvarter"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kvartál červónyx lixtarív",
      "sense": "area of prostitution",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "кварта́л черво́них ліхтарі́в"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "area of prostitution",
      "word": "phố đèn đỏ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "area of prostitution",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ardal golau coch"
    }
  ],
  "word": "red-light district"
}

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