/ ˌsʌbtəˈreɪniən; NAmE / adjective
[ usually before noun ] ( formal ) under the ground :
a subterranean cave
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Latin subterraneus (from sub- below + terra earth) + -an .
/ ˌsʌbtəˈreɪniən; NAmE / adjective
[ usually before noun ] ( formal ) under the ground :
a subterranean cave
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Latin subterraneus (from sub- below + terra earth) + -an .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005