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Underworld

/ˈʌndəˌrwɜrld/
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(noun) The world of the dead, located underneath the world of the living; the afterlife.

Tom has many underworld connections.
In Buddhism, the god Enma rules the underworld.
CEFR Practice Quiz
In ancient mythology, the ____ is the place where the spirits of the dead go after they leave the world today.

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