Etymology

souterrain

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Today it means: An underground chamber or passage sometimes used as a store, especially one associated with Iron Age settlements. Full definition →

French souterrain
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  1. French · borrowed fromsouterrain
  2. English todaysouterrain

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

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