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adjective Also sub·ter·ra·ne·ous. existing, situated, or operating below the surface of the earth; underground.
existing or operating out of sight or secretly; hidden or secret.
noun a person or thing that is subterranean.
a subterrane.
Origin of subterranean 1595–1605; <Latin subterrāne (us ) (see subterrane) + -an
OTHER WORDS FROM subterranean sub·ter·ra·ne·an·ly, sub·ter·ra·ne·ous·ly, adverb Words nearby subterranean subtenure, subterfuge, subterminal, subternatural, subterrane, subterranean , subterrestrial, subtext, subthalamic nucleus, subthalamus, subtherapeutic
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Example sentences from the Web for subterranean The central, subterranean station has a large, open platform, and also houses the electrical, fire safety and IT equipment.
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From Maine to North Carolina to Texas, rising sea levels are not just chewing up shorelines but also raising rivers and swamping the subterranean infrastructure of coastal communities, making a stable life there all but impossible.
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Subterranean explorers puzzled over the mysterious red door that cut off access to underground tunnels leading to the bunker.
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Edie Sedgwick, the subterranean princess, was undoubtedly interesting and fun.
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Michael Jackson will lie in repose over no fewer than 13 subterranean floors, each holding intriguing secrets.
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Each new group gets a subterranean ovation for being a part of this wonderful thing, for being a part of this New York niceness.
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The place I inhabit, if not subterranean in the strict sense of the word, is at least a dwelling covered by the ground.
The Bee Hunters | Gustave Aimard
Sound of a subterranean roar, with a blast at the orifice, informed her of their 'very deep happiness in the privilege.'
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Indeed, a strong light, shed by a lamp, suddenly appeared in the subterranean prison.
The Abbatial Crosier | Eugne Sue
Communication between kiva and tower was by means of a subterranean passage.
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado | Anonymous
The ground trembled as if from the convulsion of some subterranean spirit.
A King of Tyre | James M. Ludlow
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British Dictionary definitions for subterranean adjective Also: subterraneous , subterrestrial situated, living, or operating below the surface of the earth
existing or operating in concealment
Derived forms of subterranean subterraneanly or subterraneously , adverb Word Origin for subterranean C17: from Latin subterrāneus, from sub- + terra earth
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Words related to subterranean covered, covert, hush-hush, private, secret, subversive, sunken, under wraps, underfoot, buried, subterrestrial