subterranean
Below ground, under the earth, undergroundBelow ground, under the earth, underground.
» Yanni visited a subterranean tunnel.
Amastan · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(not comparable)Below ground, under the earth, underground.
unterirdisch
подзе́мныйpodzémnyj
підзе́мнийpidzémnyj
being or operating under the surface of the earth
(broadly, not comparable)Secret, concealed.
Examples
3 sentencesYanni visited a subterranean tunnel.
For thousands of years, the Martians had to live enclosed in buildings or subterranean structures.
"Renkon, the Imperial Martian Garden is in the Barsoom Colony." "Let's take the subterranean train to there, Neo!"
Translations
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Origin
From Latin subterrāneus + -an. Compare subterrane and subterraneous.From Latin subterrāneus + -an. Compare subterrane and subterraneous.
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Synonyms
10 synonyms- lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed):subterraneousulterior
- being or operating under the surface of the earth:subterraneous
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
9 related wordsSee also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.