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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
gangland
adjective
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▪ This seems to come from the gangland era of Brinks-Mat rather than 2001.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
gangland

"the criminal underworld; the realm of gangsters," 1912, from gang (n.) + land (n.).

Wiktionary
gangland

n. The underworld of organized crime.

WordNet
gangland

n. underworld organizations [syn: organized crime, gangdom]

Wikipedia
Gangland (video game)

Gangland is a video game created by Mediamobsters. It was released on 14 February 2004. It has the premise of mixing real-time strategy, role-playing video game and simulation game.

Gangland (album)

Gangland is the twenty-first studio album by the band Kool & the Gang, released in 2001 following a five-year gap between albums. The album was a compilation of rappers backed by Kool and the Gang remaking some of the band's songs. The song " Jungle Boogie" is remixed three times in the tracks "Jungle in My House", "Concrete Jungle", and "Where da Boogie At?".

Gangland (TV series)

Gangland was a television series that aired on The History Channel. Gangland explored the history of some of America's more notorious gangs. It premiered on November 1, 2007 with a special episode about the Aryan Brotherhood. The theme song was performed by Buckshot of the Boot Camp Clik. Reruns currently air on the cable channel Spike.

Gangland

Gangland or Gang Land may refer to:

  • World of organized crime, relating to, or carried out by organized criminals

Usage examples of "gangland".

Over five hundred gangland murders in the past ten years - without one conviction.

That the Sherman, of all places, should play host to a gangland convention.

North Street, opposite the Holy Name Cathedral, was a sacred spot in gangland history.

Lowrey, were bodyguards to their gangland boss and my friend, Gordy Weems.

She made a sideways gesture as though to take in gangland and all its grief.

While crime was latent in gangland, The Shadow devoted his attention to other matters.

Whenever he was absent from the haunts of gangland, it was presumed that he was pulling some big job.

Thaddeus Westcott would leave for his Southern trip to-morrow, even though the hordes of gangland might attempt to prevent him.

For the Escadrille Apartments were owned by Nick Savoli, and the king of Chicago gangland lived on the fourth floor.

USUALLY, the buzzings of gangland were not heard beyond the confines of the underworld.

The law had come to recognize the existence of an overlord of evil whom gangland knew as The Crime Master.

Besides my bosses would wonder why I was worried about druggies and not solving the problem with the gangland slayings.

Norman Carver asked me to come by to try to collate the medical information you have relating to those gangland killings.

The intended target was the daughter of a gangland boss, a woman who would later grow up and marry a man named Billy Ryan.

A machete was the weapon of choice with a number of gangland enforcers.