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has glosseng: Monto was the nickname for a one-time notorious red light district in Dublin, the capital of Ireland (roughly the area bounded by Talbot Street, Amiens Street, Gardiner Street and Seán McDermott Street (formerly Gloucester Street)). The name is derived from Montgomery Street (now called Foley Street), which runs parallel to the lower end of Talbot Street towards what is now Connolly Station. It was immortalised as "Nighttown" in the "Circe" chapter of James Joyce's famous work, Ulysses, where the central protagonists Leopold Bloom and Stephen Dedalus together visit a brothel.
lexicalizationeng: Monto
instance of(noun) a district with many brothels
red-light district

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