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.

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	Pronounced	Usage
Mi-Gyeong	mee-gyung	Korean
Saki	sah-kee	Japanese
Damocles	DAM-ə-kleez (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Tiyamike	tee-yah-MEE-kay	Southern African, Chewa
Tapani	TAH-pah-nee	Finnish
BjØRg	-	Norwegian