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  • 121Sutherlandshire —    SUTHERLANDSHIRE, a county, in the north of Scotland, bounded on the north by the North Sea; on the, east and north east, by Caithness shire; on the south, by Ross shire and the Frith of Dornoch; on the south east, by the Moray and Dornoch… …

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  • 122Tealing —    TEALING, a parish, in the county of Forfar, 5½ miles (N.) from Dundee; containing, with the hamlets of Balgray, Balkillo, Kirkton, Newbegging, and Todhills, 854 inhabitants, of whom 517 are in the rural districts. This place derives its name,… …

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  • 123Tongue —    TONGUE, a parish, in the county of Sutherland, 250 miles (N. by W.) from Edinburgh; containing, with the island of Roan, and the villages of Tongue, Skianid, and Torrisdale, 2041 inhabitants, of whom 1558 are in the rural districts. This place …

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  • 124subterranean — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. underground; infernal, Stygian, nether; hidden. See depth. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Hidden] Syn. secret, furtive, concealed; see hidden 2 . 2. [Below ground] Syn. subsurface, sunk, sunken,… …

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  • 125subterraneously — adv. in a subterraneous manner …

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  • 126subterranean — [ˌsʌbtə reɪnɪən] adjective 1》 existing, occurring, or done under the earth s surface. 2》 secret. Derivatives subterraneous adjective subterraneously adverb Origin C17: from L. subterraneus (from sub below + terra earth ) + an …

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  • 127subterranean — a.; (also subterraneous) Underground …

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  • 128underground — a. Subterranean, subterraneous …

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