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[ gang-land, -luhnd ] / ˈgæŋˌlænd, -lənd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR gangland ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe world of organized crime; criminal underworld. Origin of ganglandAn Americanism dating back to 1910–15; gang1 + land Words nearby ganglandGanges, Ganges River, Gangetic, gang-gang, gang hook, gangland, gangle, gangliate, gangliated, gangliated nerve, gangliectomy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ganglandJohn Buntin, The New York Times Magazine A plan for peace in gangland. The Week’s Best Longreads for July 13, 2013|David Sessions|July 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST As for that phone call—in the end, Alvarez-Marquez didn't end up helping the gangland matriarch get into the country. The Gangster Matriarch of L.A.|Christine Pelisek|September 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST Among people of his own kind this youth, Jimmie McGowan, was known as the quickest trigger in all gangland. The Arrow of Fire|Roy J. Snell Then from the blasphemous mouth of the king of gangland there came a shriek of awful fear. Astounding Stories, March, 1931|Various
And he himself was killed by the gangland of Fort Worth, Tex. Warren Commission (1 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy He also was quite a celebrity in that gathering—Larry the Bat was of the aristocracy and the elite of gangland. The Adventures of Jimmie Dale|Frank L. Packard Fingers of steel had gripped his wrist and the king of gangland rolled over on him, twisting the gun from his hand. Astounding Stories, March, 1931|Various
British Dictionary definitions for ganglandCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ganglandmob, syndicate, abyss, riffraff, racket, criminals, gangsters, felonry, underworld, rackets |