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" Touring on 'Folie' was like being the last act at the vaudeville show: We were rotten vegetable targets in clandestine hoods."
Patrick Stump

Meaning of "clandestine" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CLANDESTINE

From Latin clandestīnus, from clam secretly; related to Latin celāre to hide.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CLANDESTINE

klænˈdɛstɪn


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLANDESTINE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Clandestine is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CLANDESTINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Clandestine

Clandestine may refer to: ▪ Secrecy, the practice of hiding information from certain individuals or groups, perhaps while sharing it with other individuals ▪ Clandestine operation, a secret intelligence or military activity...

Definition of clandestine in the English dictionary

The definition of clandestine in the dictionary is secret and concealed, often for illicit reasons; furtive.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLANDESTINE

asbestine · Augustine · Austen · Austin · celestine · colistin · destine · elastin · extine · intestine · nonclandestine · predestine · progestin · thromboplastin

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLANDESTINE

clan · Clancy · clandestine entrant · clandestinely · clandestineness · clandestinity · clang · clang association · clanger · clangor · clangorous · clangorously · clangour · clanjamfray · clank · clankingly · clanky · clannish · clannishly · clannishness

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLANDESTINE

amethystine · argentine · cystine · forestine · hydrastine · langoustine · large intestine · laurustine · nicotine · Palestine · Philistine · pristine · routine · Saint Augustine · sestine · Sistine · small intestine · valentine · vinblastine · vincristine

Synonyms and antonyms of clandestine in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CLANDESTINE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «clandestine» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «clandestine» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF CLANDESTINE

Find out the translation of clandestine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of clandestine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «clandestine» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

> 暗中的
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

clandestino
570 millions of speakers
en

English

clandestine
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

गुप्त
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السرية
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

подпольная
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

clandestino
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

চোরাগোপ্তা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

clandestin
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Rahsia
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

geheim
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

>秘密の
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

비밀의
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Clandestine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gian lận
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

இரகசிய
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

गुप्त
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

gizli
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

clandestino
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

tajne
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

підпільна
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

clandestin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λαθραία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geheime
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

clandestine
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hemmelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of clandestine

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLANDESTINE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of clandestine
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «clandestine».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about clandestine

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10 QUOTES WITH «CLANDESTINE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word clandestine.
1
Dan Brown
Art historians agree that Da Vinci's paintings contain hidden levels of meaning that go well beneath the surface of the paint. Many scholars believe his work intentionally provides clues to a powerful secret... a secret that remains protected to this day by a clandestine brotherhood of which Da Vinci was a member.
2
Angela Davis
Racism is a much more clandestine, much more hidden kind of phenomenon, but at the same time it's perhaps far more terrible than it's ever been.
3
Barton Gellman
At the height of Iraq's clandestine nuclear weapons program, which nearly succeeded in building a bomb in 1991, Tuwaitha incorporated research reactors, uranium mining and enrichment facilities, chemical engineering plants and an explosives fabrication center to build the device that detonates a nuclear core.
4
Ma Jian
In my 20s, when I was a photojournalist in Beijing. I joined an underground art group and put on clandestine exhibitions of my paintings.
5
Jack Keane
Despite the obvious intelligence and security failures that contributed to the attack against the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, the reality is that in one night, an al Qaeda-affiliated group destroyed a diplomatic post, killed a U.S. ambassador and three other Americans, and forced an end to clandestine U.S. activity in the area.
6
Orhan Pamuk
I consider myself Istanbul's storyteller. My subject matter is my town. I consider it my job to explore the hidden patterns of my city's clandestine corners, its shady, mysterious places, the things I love.
7
Jose Serrano
The government can still conduct clandestine searches of innocent people's private information such as library, medical, and financial records. This is wrong and should have been addressed in a true compromise.
8
Patrick Stump
Touring on 'Folie' was like being the last act at the vaudeville show: We were rotten vegetable targets in clandestine hoods.
9
George Tenet
When I came to the CIA in the mid-'90s, our graduating class of case officers was unbelievably low. Now, after years of rebuilding, our training programs and putting our best efforts to recruit the most talented men and women, we are graduating more clandestine officers than at any time in the history of the Central Intelligence Agency.
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George Tenet
As a nation we have, over the past seven years, been rebuilding our intelligence with powerful capabilities that many thought we would no longer need after the Cold War. We have been rebuilding our clandestine service, our satellite and other technical collection, our analytical depth and expertise.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLANDESTINE»

Discover the use of clandestine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to clandestine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Clandestine
A murder investigation nearly drives a beat cop to madness Despite the sunshine, high necklines, and demure purity of its silver-screen goddesses, Los Angeles in the 1950s is not a gentle place.
James Ellroy, 2011
2
Clandestine Crossings: Migrants and Coyotes on the ...
Clandestine Crossings delivers an in-depth description and analysis of the experiences of working-class Mexican migrants at the beginning of the twenty-first century as they enter the United States surreptitiously with the help of paid ...
David Spener, 2009
3
Clandestine marriage in England, 1500-1850
In this intriguing book Brian Outhwaite explores the nature and scale of clandestine marriage. He describes why it attracted so many customers and why it was so hard to suppress.
R. B. Outhwaite, 1995
4
The Art of Intelligence: Lessons from a Life in the CIA's ...
A legendary CIA spy and counterterrorism expert tells the spellbinding story of his high-risk, action-packed career Revelatory and groundbreaking, The Art of Intelligence will change the way people view the CIA, domestic and foreign ...
Henry A. Crumpton, 2012
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The Clandestine Marriage
In accordance with that tradition this edition is completed by two of the most interesting examples of the genre: Charles Burney's The Cunning-Man (which in fact was several times performed alongside The Clandestine Marriage during the 1766 ...
David Garrick, George Colman, the elder, Noel Chevalier, 1995
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Forensic Investigation of Clandestine Laboratories
In non-technical language this book details: How to recognize a clandestine lab How to process the site of a clandestine lab How to analyze evidence in the examination laboratory What to derive from the physical evidence How to present the ...
Donnell R. Christian, Jr., 2003
7
Clandestine Radio Broadcasting: A Study of Revolutionary and ...
It is difficult to imagine a subject with more elusive data than this.
Lawrence C. Soley, John Spicer Nichols, 1987
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Salam Pax: The Clandestine Diary of an Ordinary Iraqi
Salam Pax attracted a huge worldwide readership for his incisive and sharply funny Web postings, which provided a unique account of the anticipation, resentment, amusement, and sheer terror felt by an ordinary man living through the final ...
Salam Pax, 2003
9
Clandestine in Chile: The Adventures of Miguel Littín
This is the story of Littín’s escapade, which was a journey to a risky and in many ways unexpected new country—and into his own complicated feelings as an exile.
Gabriel García Márquez, Miguel Littín, 2010
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Field Guide to Clandestine Laboratory Identification and ...
As the companion to the training manual Forensic Investigation of Clandestine Laboratories, this guide features visual representations of the scientific equipment used to clandestinely produce drugs and explosives.
Donnell R. Christian, Jr., 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLANDESTINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term clandestine is used in the context of the following news items.
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marta monge crafts border crossing tools for clandestine immigrants
'border crossings' is an explorative project by central saint martins grad-student marta monge. the project addresses the increasingly serious ... «Designboom, Jul 15»
2
Clandestine: Anomaly, Augmented Reality Game, Launches on iOS
ZenFri has announced the release of Clandestine: Anomaly, its augmented reality strategy game, on iOS devices. The game throws players ... «SocialTimes, Jul 15»
3
NBA stars LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, CP3 …
NBA stars LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, CP3 have clandestine 2015 offseason meeting. Written By DeMario Phipps-Smith ... «Boston Sun Times, Jul 15»
4
Our Cosby delusions, undone: We'll go to great lengths to see …
We identify irony in the outspoken tirades against homosexuality made by men who end up engaging in clandestine affairs with other men. «Salon, Jul 15»
5
California levels new charges in recycling fraud crackdown
... surveillance on Phoenix-area recycling centers had seen being loaded into the suspect's tractor trailer for clandestine delivery to California, ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
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South Carolina Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Shooting …
It burned for two days, and when investigators were finally able to enter the house, they found the charred remains of a large, clandestine ... «Federal Bureau of Investigation, Jul 15»
7
Clandestine Gay Marriage Performed in White House Against …
The White House is illuminated in rainbow colors after today's historic Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage in Washington June 26, ... «Christian Post, Jul 15»
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NSEL fraud: 'Complainant, defaulter in clandestine agreement'
The National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL) on Monday alleged that Ram Naresh Saraf, father of Pankaj Saraf, the main complainant in the Rs ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
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72 Clandestine Airstrips Destroyed in Honduras
06 de julio de 2015, 15:01 Imagen activa Tegucigalpa, Jul 6 (Prensa Latina) Honduran security bodies destroyed 72 clandestine airstrips used by drug ... «Prensa Latina, Jul 15»
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Get outside and play your new video game
Essentially, Clandestine: Anomaly features an alien invasion in which your phone has been hacked by alien technology, which allows you to ... «Winnipeg Free Press, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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