onderwereld

Definitions of onderwereld
  1. noun
    (religion) the world of the dead
    synonyms: Acheron, Hades, Tartarus, milieu, penoze, schimmenrijk
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    type of:
    wereld
    a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings
  2. noun
    the criminal class
    synonyms: dodenrijk, milieu, penoze
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    type of:
    eersteklas, kl., klas, klasse, stand
    people having the same social, economic, or educational status
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