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German
Etymology
Calque of French demi-monde, halb + Welt.
Pronunciation
Noun
Halbwelt f (genitive Halbwelt, plural Halbwelten)
- (somewhat derogatory) demimonde (group having little respect or reputation)
2013, Joachim Fest, Nach dem Scheitern der Utopien: Gesammelte Essays zu Politik und Geschichte, Rowohlt Verlag GmbH, →ISBN:Das Boxen ist, um das mindeste zu sagen, an die Halbwelt geraten, die in den Amüsiervierteln der Großstädte ihr Zuhause hat. Das war, wie man weiß, nicht immer so. Es war anders beispielsweise in den zwanziger Jahren, […]- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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