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gangsterisms

gangsterisms is the plural of gangsterism.

Meaning of gangsterism

Noun

gangsterism (countable and uncountable, plural gangsterisms)

  1. The behavior of a gangster; organized crime.
    • In a city known once as a centre of gangsterism and of beggars and prostitutes, it is claimed that now not a single night club exists. About 10,000 prostitutes were put into reformatories for labour reform and rehabilitation to Communist society.1968, “SHANGHAI (SHANG-HAI)”, in Encyclopedia Britannica, volume 20, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 346, column 2

Questions about gangsterisms

What is gangsterisms the plural of?
Gangsterisms is the plural of gangsterism.

Words near gangsterisms in the dictionary

  1. gangsterhood
  2. gangsterical
  3. gangstering
  4. gangsterish
  5. gangsterism
  6. gangsterisms
  7. gangsterization
  8. gangsterize
  9. gangsterized
  10. gangsterizes
  11. gangsterizing

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