English noun: underworld |
1. | underworld (group) the criminal class |
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| Broader (hypernym) | class, social class, socio-economic class, stratum |
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| Member holonym | gangdom, gangland, organized crime, racketeer |
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2. | underworld (cognition) (religion) the world of the dead |
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| Samples | No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth.
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| Synonyms | Hades, Hell, infernal region, netherworld, Scheol |
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| Broader (hypernym) | fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place |
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| Part holonym | Acheron, Cocytus, Lethe, River Acheron, River Cocytus, River Lethe, River Styx, Styx |
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| Domain category | faith, religion, religious belief |
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