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silk-stocking district
A section of a city that is dominated by the upper-class. Even if you had the money, you wouldn't want to live in a silk-stocking district—you'd be totally subject to the whims of your wealthy neighbors.
the red-light district
the part of a city where many people offer sex for money A prostitute was found murdered in the city's red-light district last night.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Binyamin | | bee-nyah-MEEN (Jewish) | Hebrew, Arabic, Biblical Hebrew |
Alaina | | ə-LAYN-ə | English (Modern) |
Pomona | | - | Roman Mythology |
Jernej | | - | Slovene |
Bahar | | bah-HAHR (Turkish) | Persian, Turkish |
Ilarion | | - | Bulgarian, Macedonian |