district



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.
See also: district

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.
See also: district

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Binyaminbee-nyah-MEEN (Jewish)Hebrew, Arabic, Biblical Hebrew
Alainaə-LAYN-əEnglish (Modern)
Pomona-Roman Mythology
Jernej-Slovene
Baharbah-HAHR (Turkish)Persian, Turkish
Ilarion-Bulgarian, Macedonian