gangland en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English gang Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old English land Middle English lond English land English gangland From gang + land.
Meanings
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The underworld of organized crime.
Australia's reputation as the happy-go-lucky country was turned on its head in the late 1990s as the usually safe streets of the Victorian capital were transformed into a gangland war zone.
2009 June 30, Anna Coren, “Australia gang war rages over drugs, money and power”, in CNN:The Irish gangland figure Gerry “the monk” Hutch has failed in his bid for a parliamentary seat in a Dublin byelection.
2026 May 24, Rory Carroll, “Irish gangland figure fails in Dublin byelection bid for seat in parliament”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ganglands | Number=Plur | lexicographic |