SUBTERRANEAN


Meaning of SUBTERRANEAN in English

/ 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 .

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