GANGLANDS Synonyms

• formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live

• any segregated mode of living or working that results from bias or stereotyping

• a poor densely populated city district occupied by a minority ethnic group linked together by economic hardship and social restrictions

• an aggressive and violent young criminal

• a protective covering that is part of a plant

• (slang) a neighborhood or community

• a tubular attachment used to keep stray light out of the lens of a camera

• (falconry) a leather covering for a hawk's head

• metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes

• the folding roof of a carriage

• a headdress that protects the head and face

• protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine

• (zoology) an expandable part or marking that resembles a hood on the head or neck of an animal

• cover with a hood

• a surrounding or nearby region

• people living near one another

• the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of')

• an area within a city or town that has some distinctive features (especially one forming a community)

• a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

• an area of knowledge or interest

• the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state

• surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots

• the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own

• range of jurisdiction or influence

• cover (the ground) with a surface layer of grass or grass roots

• a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions

• spend time at a lower socio-economic level than one's own, motivated by curiosity or desire for adventure; usage considered condescending and insensitive

• underworld organizations

• underworld organizations