undercity

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noun

A subterranean city.

OriginEnglish city ← Middle English cite ← Old French citet →
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Meanings

nounundercity (plural undercities)

plural undercities

  1. fantasyA subterranean city.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁entér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰí
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér
  7. Proto-Germanic*under
  8. Proto-West Germanic*undar
  9. Old Englishunder-
  10. Middle Englishunder-
  11. Englishunder-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*ḱey-
  13. Proto-Italic*keiwis
  14. Latinceivis
  15. Latinceivitās
  16. Late Latincīvitātem (city)
  17. Old Frenchcitet
  18. Middle Englishcite
  19. Englishcity
  20. Englishundercity

From under- + city.

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APA

undercity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undercity

MLA

“undercity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undercity. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undercity,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undercity.

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