Subterranean Definition

sŭbtə-rānē-ən
adjective
Lying beneath the earth's surface; underground.
Webster's New World
Secret; hidden.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
One who lives underground.
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Origin of Subterranean

  • Latin subterrāneus sub- sub- terra earth ters- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Subterranean Sentence Examples

  • Many of the lakes are connected by subterranean channels, and a change in the surface of one lake is often accompanied by a change in the surface of another.

  • Near Fasano are two small subterranean chapels with paintings of the 11th century A.D.

  • Hadrian took from masters the power of life and death and abolished the subterranean prisons.

  • The city was laid out as a gridiron of parallel streets, each of which had an attendant subterranean canal.

  • The so-called Labyrinth, near the ruins of Gortyna, was a subterranean quarry from which the city was built.

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Words Starting With

SSUSUB

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NANEAN

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