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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SOUTERRAIN

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PRONUNCIATION OF SOUTERRAIN

souterrain  [ˈsuːtəˌreɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOUTERRAIN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Souterrain is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SOUTERRAIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Souterrain

Souterrain is a name given by archaeologists to a type of underground structure associated mainly with the Atlantic Iron Age. These structures appear to have been brought northwards from Gaul during the late Iron Age. Regional names include earth houses, fogous and Pictish houses. The term souterrain has been used as a distinct term from fogou meaning 'cave'. In Cornwall the regional name of fogou is applied to souterrain structures. The design of underground structures has been shown to differ among regions; for example, in western Cornwall the design and function of the fogou appears to correlate with a larder use. Souterrains are often referred to locally in Ireland simply as 'caves'. A.T. Lucas, folklorist and Director of the National Museum of Ireland in the 1960s, published a study of the references to souterrains in the early Irish annals. An article by Warner on the archaeology of souterrains, although published 35 years ago, is still possibly the best general overview of the subject.

Definition of souterrain in the English dictionary

The definition of souterrain in the dictionary is an underground chamber or passage.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOUTERRAIN


Bahrain
bɑːˈreɪn
brain
breɪn
checkrein
ˈtʃɛkˌreɪn
crane
kreɪn
drain
dreɪn
drivetrain
ˈdraɪvˌtreɪn
grain
ɡreɪn
Lorraine
lɒˈreɪn
membrane
ˈmɛmbreɪn
rain
reɪn
refrain
rɪˈfreɪn
reign
reɪn
rein
reɪn
seatrain
ˈsiːtˌreɪn
strain
streɪn
subterrane
ˈsʌbtəˌreɪn
suzerain
ˈsuːzəˌreɪn
terrain
təˈreɪn
train
treɪn
Ukraine
juːˈkreɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOUTERRAIN

soutache
soutane
soutar
souteneur
souter
souterly
south

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOUTERRAIN

acid rain
all-terrain
Claude Lorrain
constrain
darrain
down the drain
entrain
freight train
grosgrain
ingrain
Lorrain
murrain
on the brain
powertrain
restrain
sprain
steam train
subterrain
wagon train
water on the brain

Synonyms and antonyms of souterrain in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «souterrain» into 25 languages

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

Translator English - Chinese

地下室
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

souterrain
570 millions of speakers

English

souterrain
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

souterrain
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

souterrain
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Souterrain
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

souterrain
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভূগর্ভস্থ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

souterrain
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Souterrain
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Souterrain
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

地下通路
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

souterrain
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Souterrain
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

souterrain
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிலவறை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

साऊंट्रेन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yeraltındaki oda
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

souterrain
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Souterrain
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Souterrain
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

souterrain
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Souterrain
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

souterrain
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

souterrain
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

souterrain
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of souterrain

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOUTERRAIN»

The term «souterrain» is quite widely used and occupies the 45.764 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOUTERRAIN» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOUTERRAIN»

Discover the use of souterrain in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to souterrain and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Archaeology of Early Medieval Ireland
The vast majority of souterrain ware has been found on sites in Co. Down and Co . Antrim (29). This distribution may be slightly misleading since a disproportionate number of excavations have been carried out in this part of Ulster. A few sites ...
Nancy Edwards, 2013
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The Archaeology of Celtic Britain and Ireland: C.AD 400 - 1200
It seems likely that souterrain ware should be seen as a continuing tradition of prehistoric potting techniques. In a few cases, souterrain ware was clearly associated with E Ware (for example at Ballyfounder and Langford Lodge). At Rathmullan ...
Lloyd Robert Laing, 2006
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Routledge Dictionnaire Technique Anglais
WATER SUPP stockage souterrain m; - storage system • GAS TECH réservoir souterrain m; - tramway n TRANSP semi-métro m; ~ trolleyhus n TRANSP trolleyhus souterrain m; - waste disposal n WATER SUPP rejet souterrain m; - water n ...
Yves Arden, Neil Clements, 1994
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The Precolonial State in West Africa: Building Power in Dahomey
Mean distance between souterrain sites and a range of features (visible and inferred) on the Abomey Plateau, listed by order of increasing distance Feature Mean (km) Standard deviation (km) Souterrain site 1.1 1.4 Thiessen polygon 1.5 1.5 ...
J. Cameron Monroe, 2014
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Cultural Difference and Material Culture in Middle English ...
In addition to halls, the hero of King Horn is associated with another architectural space derived from the Anglo-Saxon past: the souterrain, an underground building, an artificial structure lined with stone or timber, the remains of which are  ...
Dominique Battles, 2013
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Below Ground Level: Creating New Spaces for Contemporary ...
Souterrain In a basement room in Amsterdam's Old South district, designed for the lady of the house to retire from both hectic work routine and family life, this same combination of security and abstracting infinity has also proved effective.
Ernst von Meijenfeldt, Marit Geluk, 2003
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Reclaiming the Underground Space (2 Volume Set): Proceedings ...
The Netherlands ABSTRACT: An injected silicate gel-layer (soft-gel) was used to reduce water inflow into the building pit of the Station Spui in the Souterrain in The Hague. Excessive clogging of wells which hindered dewatering is explained  ...
J. Saveur, 2003
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The Iron Age in Northern Britain: Celts and Romans, Natives ...
Most of the curvilinear ditches, however, including those that appeared to be associated with roundhouses or phases of roundhouses, had uniformly steep sides in which any timber revetment was evidently part of their souterrain function  ...
D.W. Harding, 2004
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Comprehensive Dictionary of Petroleum Science and Technology:
... un traitement, des changements. underground - sous-terre ; souterrain, underground cable: câble souterrain, underground coal gasification: gazéification souterraine du charbon, underground corrosion: corrosion souterraine, underground ...
Magdeleine Moureau, Gerald Brace, 1993
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The Deep Blue Memory
ing to the souterrain, and disappeared inside. One of the others yelled out that we should explore the souterrains, and the group of them headed for the foliage, one by one disappearing through it. We stood there alone in the moat, and in the ...
Monique Urza, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOUTERRAIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term souterrain is used in the context of the following news items.
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Le premier jardin souterrain au monde se mijote à New York
Deux Américains proposent de réaménager une ancienne gare souterraine sous Lower East Side en espace vert souterrain. «Le Matin Online, Jul 15»
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Fontainebleau : le souterrain de la D 607 enfin terminé et mieux …
réagir Fontainebleau, ce vendredi. Trois ans après sa réalisation, les finitions du souterrain piétons et cyclistes du carrefour de Paris ont enfin débuté. Et surtout ... «Le Parisien, Jul 15»
3
Clamart-Issy-Vanves : ils réclament la réouverture du souterrain de …
Des militants PS et Front démocrates de Clamart, Issy et Vanves sont venus tracter à la gare pour protester contre la fermeture du passage souterrain de la ... «Le Parisien, Jul 15»
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Ce parc public souterrain sera alimenté à l'énergie solaire
ENVIRONNEMENT - Deux New-yorkais prévoient de construire le premier parc public souterrain au monde, en utilisant uniquement de l'énergie solaire. «Le Huffington Post, Jun 15»
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La voiture chute à la verticale sur un passage souterrain
Après avoir perdu le contrôle de son véhicule, le conducteur a vu l'engin chuter à la verticale sur un passage souterrain destiné aux piétons. L'automobiliste a ... «Le Quotidien, Jun 15»
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Grogne à Liège: le parking souterrain prévu place Cockerill signe l …
La Plateforme Place Cockerill se mobilise contre la réalisation, par un investisseur privé, d'un parking souterrain de 400 places sur 5 étages place Cockerill ... «RTL info, Jun 15»
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Poitiers : feu de voitures dans le parking souterrain du centre …
Le feu a pris dans le parking souterrain du centre commercial Leclerc au Grand Large, ce qui complique la tâche des secours. Trois voitures sont en feu. «la Nouvelle République, Jun 15»
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Metz: Il filmait les femmes dans les toilettes d'un parking souterrain
Le pot aux roses a été découvert mardi 2 juin. Un agent de sécurité de 32 ans faisait croire aux femmes que les toilettes publiques étaient occupées pour les ... «20minutes.fr, Jun 15»
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Un homme tué dans un garage souterrain à Collonge-Bellerive (GE)
Un homme a été tué par balle mardi vers 10h30 à Collonge-Bellerive (GE). Les faits se sont déroulés dans un garage souterrain. L'auteur des coups de feu est ... «Le Nouvelliste, May 15»
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Chantier SNCF : un nouveau souterrain à la gare de Redon
A Redon, en Ille et Vilaine, un nouveau souterrain est mis en place par grutage. Commencés en décembre, les travaux pour rendre les quais accessibles aux ... «Francetv info, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Souterrain [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/souterrain>. Apr 2024 ».
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