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(often pluralized) Hell; a realm beneath the surface of the earth conceived as the abode of the souls of the dead and, sometimes, as the abode of demons or evil spirits.

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nether region

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nether region

Noun

broadly euphemistic humorous sometimes

(often pluralized) Hell; a realm beneath the surface of the earth conceived as the abode of the souls of the dead and, sometimes, as the abode of demons or evil spirits.

Japanese Meaning

地獄 / 冥界 / 黄泉

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The ancient map warned travelers to avoid the nether region lest they be lost forever.

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古い地図は旅人に、永遠に迷わないよう地獄を避けるよう警告していた。

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(often pluralized) Hell; a realm beneath the surface of the earth conceived as the abode of the souls of the dead and, sometimes, as the abode of demons or evil spirits.

At this instant old Roger Chillingworth thrust himself through the crowd—or, perhaps, so dark, disturbed, and evil was his look, he rose up out of some nether region.

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But the steward of those nether regions marked him, by the electric lamps, as a lurking passenger to be watched; and wondered who, at that depth in the ship, could be carrying valuables.

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