gangland

[ gang-land, -luhnd ]

/ ˈgæŋˌlænd, -lənd /

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noun

the world of organized crime; criminal underworld.

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Origin of gangland

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; gang¹ + land

Words nearby gangland

Ganges, Ganges River, Gangetic, gang-gang, gang hook, gangland, gangle, gangliated, gangliform, gangling, ganglion

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How to use gangland in a sentence

A paramilitary group he formed took credit last week for two gangland-style shootings of pro-Russian separatists.
Ukraine’s Chocolate King Wins|Jamie Dettmer|May 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
John 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
The west of Ireland—once peopled with villages of harmless old twilled codgers—is now a barely habitable gangland.
Must Reads: Kennedy, Sontag and Paris, ‘A Partial History of Lost Causes,’ ‘City of Bohane,’ ‘Flatscreen’|Lauren Elkin, Mythili Rao, Drew Toal, Nicholas Mancusi|April 6, 2012|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

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
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
Here was music, dancing, drinking, gambling; just such a life as the hard working members of gangland demand while off duty.
The Arrow of Fire|Roy J. Snell
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

British Dictionary definitions for gangland

gangland

/ (ˈɡæŋˌlænd, -lənd) /

noun

the criminal underworld

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gangland

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