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netherworld
noun neth·er·world \-ˌwərld\
the netherworld : the world of the dead
: a place unknown to most people where secret and often illegal things are done
Full Definition of NETHERWORLD
1
: the world of the dead
2
: underworld 4 <the netherworld of deceit … and espionage — R. M. Nixon>
3
: no-man's-land 2 <lost in a bureaucratic netherworld>
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First Known Use of NETHERWORLD
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- demimonde, demiworld, half-world, underbelly, underworld
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