semisubterranean
[sem-ee-suhb-tuh-rey-nee-uh n, sem-ahy-]
- half below the surface of the ground: the semisubterranean houses of some Indian tribes.
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Origin of semisubterranean
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In these cases, the semisubterranean kiva was still retained in the courtyard as a definite religious structure.
Aztec Ruins National Monument--New MexicoJohn M. Corbett
The houses were all of the semisubterranean, circular type discussed previously.
Francis Drake and the California Indians, 1579Robert F. Heizer