pleasure quarters

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Areas of a city in which courtesans are available, separate from the rest of the city, sometimes walled. Primary examples are the pleasure quarters of the Ming dynasty in China and of the Edo era of Japan.
pleasure quarters
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024