Red-light District Definition

rĕdlīt
noun
A district (in a town or city) containing many brothels: such brothels formerly displayed red lights.
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Noun

Singular:
red-light district
Plural:
red-light-districts

Origin of Red-light District

  • Perhaps from the red lanterns or lights said to have been placed in the windows of American brothels in the 1800s

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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