Main Entry:

neth·er·world

Pronunciation:

\-ˌwərld\

Function:

noun

Date:

1632

1 : the world of the dead 2 : underworld 4 <the netherworld of deceit…and espionage — R. M. Nixon> 3 : no-man's-land 2 <that lame-duck netherworld so feared by elected officials — Dan Barry>