- Situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground.
- Hidden; secret: subterranean motives for murder.
[Latin subterrāneus : sub-, sub- + terra, earth.]
subterraneanly sub'ter·ra'ne·an·ly adv.
subterranean
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adjective
- Located or operating beneath the earth's surface: hypogeal, hypogean, hypogeous, subterrestrial, underground. See surface/depth.
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Subterranean refers to something underground, and it may also refer to:
In literature
- The Subterraneans, a novel by Jack Kerouac
- Subterranean Press, an American small press publisher of genre fiction
- Subterranean Magazine, a fantasy, horror, and science fiction magazine published by Subterranean Press
- Subterranean, a novel by James Rollins
- Subterranean, a 2006 novel by John Shirley based on the Hellblazer comic book
In music
- Subterranean (EP), an album by In Flames
- "Subterraneans", a song by David Bowie
- Subterraneans (band), an English art rock band
- Subterranean Records, an American record label
Insurance
- Subterranean fire: Fire Insurance protection usually provides protection against earthquake, subterranean fire and volcanic eruption.
Other uses
- Subterranean (TV series), an American television series
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| Misspellings: subterranean |
Common misspelling(s) of subterranean
- subterranian
| Translations: Subterranean |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - underjordisk
Nederlands (Dutch)
onderaards, ondergronds, verborgen
Français (French)
adj. - souterrain
Deutsch (German)
adj. - unterirdisch
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (γεωλ.) υπόγειος, (μτφ.) κρυφός, κρυμμένος
Italiano (Italian)
sotterraneo
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - subterrâneo
Русский (Russian)
подземелье, пещерный житель, подземный, тайный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - subterráneo
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - underjordisk
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
地下的, 秘密的, 隐蔽的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 地下的, 秘密的, 隱蔽的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 지하의, 찾기 힘든 곳의
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 地下の, 隠れた, 秘密の
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) تحت سطح الارض , سري
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - תת-קרקעי, מוסתר
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