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Meanings of red-light district in English

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Usage of red-light district in English
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This is your bar, right in the middle of the red-light district.
Bangkok 8
2
As soon as we're seated, he disappears off into the red-light district.
The Guardian
3
But why is the saintly Valjean hanging around in the red-light district?
The Guardian
4
Yes, the red-light district and the coffee shops are there and an attraction.
The South African
5
Chinatown was flourishing, so was the red-light district, and even funerals were fun.
The new yorker
6
The women had all worked in the red-light district of Ipswich.
The Guardian
7
Half a dozen fires burned in the streets of the neighbouring red-light district.
The Guardian
8
The neon signs gave it away: Second Life's red-light district.
The last testament
9
I would start in at once to elevate, purify, and depopulate the red-light district.
Mark Twain's Speeches
10
About eight years ago, the area around Manzanares Street was a notorious red-light district.
The Guardian
11
It was built under Purnama's administration on the site of a former red-light district.
Reuters
12
Remember when I snapped at Jonas, when he was talking about Amsterdam's red-light district?
The clouds beneath the sun
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Only last year an extensive red-light district was closed effectively and once for all.
American Adventures: A Second Trip 'Abroad at home'
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Some were seedy motels in the red-light district of whatever city they were in.
The warmth of other suns: the epic story of america's great migr...
15
But here in the red-light district, peccadilloes were indulged in the most sophisticated manner.
Perdido Street Station
16
You can tell us all about Amsterdam's red-light district, then.
The clouds beneath the sun
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