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Meaning of underground | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
ˌʌndəˈɡɹaʊnd

Definitions

  1. Regions beneath the surface of the earth, both natural (eg. caves) and man-made (eg. mines).
  2. The London Underground.
    UK
  3. Synonym of subway: a railway that is under the ground.
    British
  4. A movement or organisation of people who resist political convention.
    with-definite-article
  5. A movement or organisation of people who resist artistic convention.
    with-definite-article

Equivalents

العربية تحت الأرض مترو
Български таен
Bosanski podzemlje
Català clandestí secret subterrani
Čeština podzemí podzemní
Cymraeg tanddaearol
Deutsch geheim heimlich Underground Untegrund- unter der Erde Untergrund Untergrund- Untergrundorganisation unterirdisch
Ελληνικά λαθραίος μυστικός περιθωριακός υπόγεια υπόγειος υπογειώνω
Esperanto subtera
Español movimiento clandestino organización clandestina soterráneo (disused) soterraño subterráneo
Suomi maanalainen underground vastarintaliike
Français Alternatif clandestin mouvement clandestin mouvement d'avant-garde organisation clandestine résistance sous la terre sous terre souterrain underground underground
עברית מחתרת
हिन्दी अंतर्भूमि अंतर्भौम भूगर्भ भूगर्भस्थ भूगर्भिक भूमिगत
Hrvatski podzemlje
Magyar alternatív föld alatti földalatti illegális rejtett titkos
Հայերեն ստորգետնյա
Íslenska neðanjarðar
Italiano clandestino movimento clandestino organizzazione clandestina resistenza sotterraneo sottoterra underground
日本語 アングラ 不法の 地下 地下鉄道 地中 地底 秘密の
ქართული მიწისქვეშა საიდუმლო ფარული
한국어 地下鐵 땅굴 땅밑 땅속 땅아래 전철 지하
Kurdî alternatîf alternatîv
Latina subterraneus
Македонски подземен подземје потаен
Bahasa Melayu bawah tanah
Nederlands ondergronds underground
Polski metro off podziemie podziemny ruch oporu undergroundowy
Português alternativo clandestino debaixo da terra debaixo do solo resistência secreto submundo subsolo subterrâneo underground
Română subteran
Русский андеграунд андергра́унд под землёй подземный подполье подпольный
Slovenčina podzemný
Српски podzemlje
Svenska underjordisk
Türkçe yer altı
Українська метро підземний
Tiếng Việt tàu điện ngầm

Examples

“London Underground”
“the French underground during World War II”
“Victor, please, don't go to the underground meeting tonight.”
“Although some of the stations on ' The Branch ' have not, as yet, suffered any considerable structural alterations, all are now equipped with the familiar Underground type name boards, and as a result the imposing titles of G.N. days have been ruthlessly curtailed.”
“Heathrow has a 28% share of passengers arriving by rail, two-thirds of whom come by the Underground.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

underground car park underground handball underground handpass underground mutton underground people Underground Railroad

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