HyperDic: gangland

English > 1 sense of the word gangland:
NOUNgroupgangland, organized crime, gangdomunderworld organizations
English > gangland: 1 sense > noun 1, group
Meaningunderworld organizations.
Synonymsorganized crime, gangdom
Member ofunderworldThe criminal class
Membersgang, pack, ring, mobAn association of criminals
NarrowerBlack HandA secret terrorist society in the United States early in the 20th century
CamorraA secret society in Naples notorious for violence and blackmail
Mafia, Maffia, Sicilian MafiaA secret terrorist group in Sicily / Sicily
syndicate, crime syndicate, mob, familyA loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
yakuzaorganized crime in Japan
Broadersocial groupPeople sharing some social relation
Spanishcrimen organizado, gangdom, hampa, mundo del crimen
Catalancrim organitzat, gangdom, hampa, món del crim

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