no-go area


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no-go area

n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a district in a town that is barricaded off, usually by a paramilitary organization, within which the police, army, etc, can only enter by force
2. an area that is barred to certain individuals, groups, etc
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Noun1.no-go area - an area that is dangerous or impossible to enter or to which entry is forbidden
area, country - a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country"
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
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no-go area

n → Sperrgebiet nt; this street is a no-go area → diese Straße sollte man meiden
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no-go area

[ˌnəʊˈgəʊˌɛərɪə] n → zona proibita
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