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English noun: underworld

1. underworld (group) the criminal class


Broader (hypernym)class, social class, socio-economic class, stratum


Member holonymgangdom, gangland, organized crime, racketeer

2. underworld (cognition) (religion) the world of the dead


SamplesNo one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth.


SynonymsHades, Hell, infernal region, netherworld, Scheol


Broader (hypernym)fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place


Part holonymAcheron, Cocytus, Lethe, River Acheron, River Cocytus, River Lethe, River Styx, Styx


Domain categoryfaith, religion, religious belief









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