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1. (n.) underworld
the criminal element of human society.
2. underworld
(in the religious beliefs of various cultures, esp. the ancient Greeks and Romans) a realm below the surface of the earth in which the spirits of the dead reside.
3. underworld
Archaic. the earth.
Etymology: (1600–10)
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| Definition of 'underworld' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) underworld
the criminal class
2. (noun) Hell, Hades, infernal region, netherworld, Scheol, underworld
(religion) the world of the dead
"No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth"-Theognis
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1. (noun) underworld
the world of criminals and criminal activity
the criminal underworld
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| Definition of 'underworld' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) underworld
the lower of inferior world; the world which is under the heavens; the earth
2. (noun) underworld
the mythological place of departed souls; Hades
3. (noun) underworld
the portion of the world which is below the horizon; the opposite side of the world; the antipodes
4. (noun) underworld
the inferior part of mankind
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Sense: the part of the population that gets its living from crime etc
A member of the underworld told the police where the murderer was hiding.
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 Afrikaans: onderwêreld |
 Arabic: العالَم السُّفْلي، عالَم |
 Bulgarian: светът на престъпността |
 Brazilian: submundo |
 Czech: podsvětí |
 German: die Unterwelt |
 Danish: underverden |
 Greek: υπόκοσμος |
 Spanish: hampa, bajos fondos |
 Estonian: allmaailm |
 Farsi: دنیای تبهکاران |
 Finnish: alamaailma |
 French: pégre |
 Hebrew: הָעוֹלָם הַתַחתוֹן |
 Hindi: अपराधी-वर्ग |
 Croatian: podzemlje |
 Hungarian: alvilág |
 Indonesian: dunia kejahatan |
 Icelandic: undirheimar |
 Italian: malavita |
 Japanese: 暗黒街 |
 Korean: 암흑가 |
 Lithuanian: nusikaltėlių pasaulis |
 Latvian: kriminālā pasaule |
 Malay: dunia penjenayahan |
 Dutch: onderwereld |
 Norwegian: underverden |
 Polish: świat przestępczy |
 Persian: دنیای تبهکاران |
 Pashto: هغه دنيا، اّخر: په لويو ښ |
 Portuguese: submundo |
 Romanian: lumea interlopă |
 Russian: преступный мир |
 Slovak: podsvetie |
 Slovenian: podzemlje |
 Serbian: podzemlje |
 Swedish: undre värld |
 Thai: สังคมของพวกนอกกฎหมาย |
 Turkish: yeraltı dünyası |
 Taiwanese: 黑社會 |
 Ukrainian: організована злочинність |
 Urdu: مافيا، غنڈہ |
 Vietnamese: xã hội đen |
 Chinese: 黑社会 |
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