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black society

black society noun: a Chinese gang or triad.

Noun

black society (plural black societies)

  1. A Chinese gang or triad.

Forms of black society

pluralblack societies

Origin of black society

A calque of Cantonese 黑社會 /黑社会 (hak1 se5 wui2).

Questions about black society

What does black society mean?
Black society means a Chinese gang or triad.
What part of speech is black society?
Black society is a noun.
What is the plural of black society?
The plural of black society is black societies.

Words near black society in the dictionary

  1. black snake
  2. black snakeroot
  3. black snakeroots
  4. black snakes
  5. black societies
  6. black society
  7. black soup
  8. Black Sox
  9. Black Spanish
  10. black speargrass
  11. black speargrasses

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