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  • noun 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.
  • noun often pluralized, by extension A place which is subterranean or enclosed beneath a surface, especially one which is dark, dank, or otherwise inhospitable.
  • noun often pluralized, euphemistic The groin or buttocks.

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  • noun (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment

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From nether- +‎ region.

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