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maanalainen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • nether adj Lower, or situated beneath something else; often used in old or formal phrasing.
  • subterranean adjective Located below the ground.
  • subway noun An underground railway system used for urban public transport.
  • underground adjective Located beneath the surface of the ground.

Senses

maanalainen is used for these senses in English:

  • nether Lying beneath, or conceived as lying beneath, the Earth’s surface.
  • subterranean Below ground, under the earth, underground.
  • subway (North America, Scotland, South Africa) A train that runs on such an underground railway.
  • subway (British) An underground walkway, tunnel for pedestrians (called pedestrian underpass in US).
  • underground (not comparable) Below the ground; below the surface of the Earth.
  • underground (figurative) Hidden, furtive, secretive.

subterranean — full definition

  1. adjective Located below the ground.
  2. adjective Hidden or operating in secret.

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