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Noun: underworld  'ún-du(r),wurld
  1. The criminal class
     
  2. (religion) the world of the dead
    - Hell, Hades, infernal region, netherworld, Scheol

Derived forms: underworlds

Type of: class, fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place, social class, socio-economic class, stratum

Encyclopedia: Underworld