subterranean

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

SUBTERRA'NEAN SUBTERRA'NEOUS, adjective [Latin subter, under, and terra, earth.] Being or lying under the surface of the earth; situated within the earth or under ground; as subterranean springs; a subterraneous passage. [Subterraneal and Subterrany, are not in use.]
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