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
Orlanda	or-LAHN-dah	Italian
Eugene	[ju:'ʒein]
Aladin	[ə'lædin]
Romy	RO-mee	German, English
Albena	-	Bulgarian
Irvin	['ə:vin]