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Definition of
brothel noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
brothel
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈbrɑθl
/
/
,
NAmE
/
/
ˈbrɔθl
/
/
,
NAmE
/
/
ˈbrɑðl
/
/
,
NAmE
/
/
ˈbrɔðl
/
/
(
also
bordello
)
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a house where people pay to have sex with
prostitutes
See
brothel
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brothel
Nearby words
Bros
abbreviation
broth
noun
brothel
noun
brother
noun
brother
exclamation