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souterrain

/ˈsuːtəɹeɪn/

souterrain noun: an underground chamber or passage sometimes used as a store, especially one associated with Iron Age settlements.

Noun

souterrain (plural souterrains)

  1. An underground chamber or passage sometimes used as a store, especially one associated with Iron Age settlements.
    • Now when my son saw that I separated them, he secretly built this souterrain and furnished it and transported to it victuals, even as thou seest; and, when I had gone out a-sporting, came here with his sister and hid from me.1885, Sir Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Night 11

Forms of souterrain

pluralsouterrains

Origin of souterrain

From French souterrain, from sous (“under”) + terrain (“ground”).

Questions about souterrain

What does souterrain mean?
Souterrain means an underground chamber or passage sometimes used as a store, especially one associated with Iron Age settlements.
What part of speech is souterrain?
Souterrain is a noun.
How do you pronounce souterrain?
Souterrain is pronounced /ˈsuːtəɹeɪn/.
What is the plural of souterrain?
The plural of souterrain is souterrains.

Words near souterrain in the dictionary

  1. soutars
  2. souteneur
  3. souteneurs
  4. souter
  5. souterly
  6. souterrain
  7. souterrains
  8. souters
  9. south
  10. South 24 Parganas
  11. South Acre

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