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/ˈəndərˌwərld/,
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underworlds, plural;
  1. The world of criminals or of organized crime

  2. The mythical abode of the dead, imagined as being under the earth

  1. the criminal class
  2. Hell: (religion) the world of the dead; "No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth"-Theognis
  3. Underworld is a region in some religions and in mythologies which is thought to be under the surface of the earth. It could be a place where the souls of the recently departed go, and, in some traditions, it is identified with Hell. ...
  4. Underworld is a 1927 silent film directed by Josef von Sternberg. Originally, it was to have been directed by Arthur Rosson, but he was fired by Paramount Pictures. It was written by Ben Hecht, adapted by Charles Furthman and Robert N. Lee, with titles by George Marion Jr.. It was produced by B. ...
  5. Underworld (aka Transmutations) is a 1985 British horror film, written by Clive Barker and James Caplin, and starring Denholm Elliott, Miranda Richardson, Steven Berkoff, Larry Lamb, Ingrid Pitt and Art Malik, in which a mad doctor keeps mutants underground. The film was directed by George Pavlou.
  6. Underworld is a 1997 comedy/thriller film. It was directed by Roger Christian and stars Denis Leary, Joe Mantegna and Annabella Sciorra. Rated R for pervasive strong language and violence, and for sexuality.
  7. Underworld is a 2003 action-horror film about the secret history of Vampires and a type of werewolf known as Lycans (an abbreviated form of lycanthrope). It is the first film in the Underworld series. ...
  8. Underworld is the second studio album by the progressive/neo-classical metal band Adagio, released in 2003.
  9. Underworld is a British electronic group, and principal name under which duo Karl Hyde and Rick Smith have recorded together since 1980."", The Independent, 19 November 2006
  10. Underworld is an adult-themed comic strip written and drawn by the artist Kaz since 1992. It runs in many American alternative weeklies such as the New York Press and the SF Bay Guardian. ...
  11. Underworld (Jackie Dio) is a fictional character, a supervillain in publications from Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in the Underworld limited series in 2006.
  12. Organized crime or criminal organizations is a transnational grouping of highly centralized enterprises run by criminals for the purpose of engaging in illegal activity, most commonly for monetary profit. The Organized Crime Control Act (U.S. ...
  13. Underworld is a postmodern novel written in 1997 by Don DeLillo. It was nominated for the National Book Award, was a best-seller, and is one of DeLillo's better-known novels.
  14. Underworld is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 7 January - 28 January 1978.
  15. The underworld is a fictional location in the Dream Cycle of H. P. Lovecraft. It is described in detail in Lovecraft's novella The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath (1926).
  16. The Underworld series is a series of vampire/werewolf films directed by Len Wiseman and Patrick Tatopoulos. The first film, Underworld, was released in 2003, and the second film, ', was released in 2006. A prequel, ', was released on January 23, 2009. ...
  17. Weatherfield is a fictional area of SalfordLittle. (2000) p.93. which serves as the setting for the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street. ...
  18. The Camden Underworld is a music venue in Camden Town, London, England. The venue itself is a part of the World's End pub, being situated in the basement of the building.
  19. That part of society that is engaged in crime or vice; The world of the dead, located underneath the world of the living; the afterlife
  20. A gloomy place where Romans believed your soul went after you died.
  21. The realm of the dead, ruled by the deities Nergal PGP  and Ereškigal PGP  and policed by demons TT .
  22. Classical mythology divides the universe into the heavens, the earth, and the underworld, each presided over by its particular deity. ...
  23. This is where the god of the Underworld holds court...and if there's one god you don't want to get steamed up, it's Hades...watch out for him!
  24. Human On The Inside/I'm Jealous