Definition of netherworld

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neth·er·world also nether world

r-wûrld

) KEY

NOUN:

The world of the dead.
The part of society engaged in crime and vice: "In this black-white nether world, nobody judged the customers" (Malcolm X).

OTHER FORMS:
nether·worldly(Adjective)

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