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I was always singing but didn't plan on pursuing it seriously. When I got to New York City when I was 18, I started playing in clubs in Brooklyn - I have good friends and devoted fans on the underground scene, but we were playing for each other at that point - and that was it.
Lana Del Rey

Meaning of "the underground" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THE UNDERGROUND

the underground play
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WHAT DOES THE UNDERGROUND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Underground

Underground most commonly refers to: ▪ The regions beneath the surface of the Earth Underground may also refer to...

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THE UNDERGROUND

the tube
the turf
the turn
the tussock
the Twelve Tables
the Twins
the twist
the Two Sicilies
the Tynwald
the unco guid
the undersigned
the Union
the Unknowable
the unseelie
the unwritten law
the upper hand
the upper regions
the usual
the vag
the vapours

WORDS THAT END LIKE THE UNDERGROUND

all-around
all-round
around
background
bound
break new ground
campground
fall to the ground
foreground
get around
get off the ground
ground
into the ground
playground
round
surround
the high ground
to the ground
turnaround
underground
year-round

Synonyms and antonyms of the underground in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «THE UNDERGROUND»

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

Translation of «the underground» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THE UNDERGROUND

Find out the translation of the underground to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of the underground from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «the underground» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

地下
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

el metro
570 millions of speakers

English

the underground
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भूमिगत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مترو الأنفاق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

метро
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

o metro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভূগর্ভস্থ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

le métro
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

bawah tanah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

die U-Bahn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

地下
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지하
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing lemah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dưới lòng đất
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிலத்தடி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भूमिगत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yeraltı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

la metropolitana
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pod ziemią
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

метро
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

subteran
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

το υπόγειο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die ondergrondse
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tunnelbanan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

undergrunnen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of the underground

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE UNDERGROUND»

The term «the underground» is quite widely used and occupies the 23.559 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THE UNDERGROUND» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «the underground» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «the underground» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «THE UNDERGROUND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word the underground.
1
Phil Anselmo
You gotta look beyond the mainstream... the mainstream'll drown you, you know? There's always a pulse in the underground that I love. And the pulse in the underground is what keeps heavy metal alive.
2
Margaret Atwood
Before the Civil War, Canada was at the top of the underground railroad. If you made it into Canada, you were safe unless someone came and hauled you back. That was also true during the Vietnam War for draft resisters.
3
Lowell Bergman
I have quite a bit of experience reporting on corporate behavior, both doing it with independent operations in early in my career, in the underground press, to magazines like 'Rolling Stone,' to regional newspapers and television, and television news programs, to papers like the 'New York Times' and public television.
4
Anthony Braxton
So, yes, I am in the underground, but actually, it feels like home.
5
Young Buck
I was young and felt like it was opportunity 'cause they were moving units back then on the underground scene.
6
Kid Cudi
I've always been ahead of the curve when it came to trying new stuff in the underground scene.
7
Andrew Cuomo
What made Manhattan Manhattan was the underground infrastructure, that engineering marvel.
8
Glenn Danzig
Of course, I started really being a comics fan with the underground stuff in the '70s.
9
Lana Del Rey
I was always singing but didn't plan on pursuing it seriously. When I got to New York City when I was 18, I started playing in clubs in Brooklyn - I have good friends and devoted fans on the underground scene, but we were playing for each other at that point - and that was it.
10
Klaus Fuchs
I was in the underground until I left Germany.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE UNDERGROUND»

Discover the use of the underground in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to the underground and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Underground: Tales of Hacking, Madness and Obsession on the ...
As riveting as the finest detective novel and meticulously researched, Underground follows the hackers through their crimes, their betrayals, the hunt, raids and investigations. It is a gripping tale of the digital underground.
Suelette Dreyfus, Julian Assange, 2012
2
The Underground Railroad in Michigan
"This book is the first comprehensive exploration of abolitionism and the network of escape from slavery in the state.
Carol E. Mull, 2010
3
Off the Books: The Underground Economy of the Urban Poor
In this revelatory book, Sudhir Venkatesh takes us into Maquis Park, a poor black neighborhood on Chicago's Southside, to explore the desperate and remarkable ways in which a community survives.
Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh, 2009
4
The Underground Church: Reclaiming the Subversive Way of Jesus
The Underground Church tells the story of how we forgot where we came from and why we must recover our subversive roots. Read this book if you dare. Become part of the movement if you are daring." —Archbishop Desmond Tutu "Read this book.
Robin Meyers, 2012
5
Notes from the Underground: The Cinema of Emir Kusturica
Including his most recent film, Black Cat, White Cat, this book delves into diverse facets of Kusturica's work, all of which is passionately dedicated to the marginal and the outcast.
Goran Gocić, 2001
6
The Liberty Line: The Legend of the Underground Railroad
Thus, The Liberty Line places fugitive slaves in their rightful position: the center of their struggle for freedom.
Larry Gara, 1996
7
Poems on the Underground: A New Edition
This wonderful new edition of Poems on the Underground is published to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Underground in 2013.
‎2012
8
The Underground Railroad: An Interactive History Adventure
Describes the Underground Railroad that operated in the United States for runaway slaves, and offers readers a chance to pick sides and make choices.
Allison Lassieur, 2007
9
Resurrection from the Underground: Feodor Dostoevsky
Brilliantly translated, this book is a testament to Girard’s remarkable engagement with Dostoevsky’s work, through which he discusses numerous aspects of the human condition, including desire, which Girard argues is “triangular” or ...
René Girard, 2012
10
Forbidden Fruit: Love Stories from the Underground Railroad
Betty DeRamus gleaned these amazing stories from descendants of runaway slave couples, unpublished memoirs, Civil War records, books, magazines, and dozens of previously untapped sources.
Betty DeRamus, 2005

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE UNDERGROUND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term the underground is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Real Housewives of Atlanta's Porsha Stewart Thinks the
The wives embarked on a Freedom Trail tour in order to learn more about Savannah's history, but understanding the Underground Railroad proved a bit difficult ... «People Magazine, Dec 13»
2
London Underground: 150 fascinating Tube facts
The shortest distance between two adjacent stations on the underground network is only 260 metres. The tube journey between Leicester Square and Covent ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 13»

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