How to Pronounce "subterranean"
word
səbtɝˈeɪniən
sub-ter-AY-nee-uhn
sˌʌbtɪɹˈeɪniən
sub-ti-RAY-nee-uhn
Definition
Located, existing, or occurring below the surface of the earth; underground. It can also describe something hidden or secret, not easily seen.
IPA Transcription
American English
səbtɝˈeɪniən
British English
sˌʌbtɪɹˈeɪniən
Simplified Pronunciation
US
sub-ter-AY-nee-uhn
UK
sub-ti-RAY-nee-uhn
Listen in Context
The city has a subterranean tunnel system.
Many animals live in subterranean burrows.
They discovered a subterranean river.
Nobody realized there was a whole subterranean world beneath the city streets.