underground

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
  2. noun an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
  3. adjective under the level of the ground

Etymology

From Middle English undergrounde (adverb), equivalent to under + ground or under- + ground. Compare Dutch ondergrond, ondergronds, German Untergrund, Danish undergrunds.

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Synonyms

resistance

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