gangland
gangland noun: the underworld of organized crime.
Noun
gangland (plural ganglands)
- The underworld of organized crime.
- Australia's reputation as the happy-go-lucky country was turned on its head in the late 1990s as the usually safe streets of the Victorian capital were transformed into a gangland war zone.2009 June 30, Anna Coren, “Australia gang war rages over drugs, money and power”, in CNN
- The Irish gangland figure Gerry “the monk” Hutch has failed in his bid for a parliamentary seat in a Dublin byelection.2026 May 24, Rory Carroll, “Irish gangland figure fails in Dublin byelection bid for seat in parliament”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
- Synonyms:
- netherworld
Synonyms of gangland
Forms of gangland
| plural | ganglands |
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Origin of gangland
From gang + land.
Words formed from gangland
Questions about gangland
- What does gangland mean?
- Gangland means the underworld of organized crime.
- What part of speech is gangland?
- Gangland is a noun.
- What is the plural of gangland?
- The plural of gangland is ganglands.
Words near gangland in the dictionary
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