semisubterranean

adjective

semi·​subterranean

"+

: half underground

small, rectangular, single-unit, semisubterranean houses of pole, brush and adobe

—R. W. Murray

Word History

Etymology

semi- + subterranean

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Rhymes for semisubterranean

• mediterranean
• cenomanian
• lithuanian
• pennsylvanian
• pomeranian
• subterranean
• romanian
• roumanian
• rumanian
• ukrainian