semisubterranean

[sem-ee-suhb-tuh-rey-nee-uhn, sem-ahy-]

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adjective

half below the surface of the ground.
the semisubterranean houses of some Indian tribes.

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The houses were all of the semisubterranean, circular type discussed previously.

The circular semisubterranean house, roofed over with poles and earth-covered, is also characteristic of a wide area of central California.

Later, their semisubterranean homes were spread widely over the Mesa Verde.

Houses on exposed elevations he found to be still semisubterranean.

It would also apparently explain the occurrence of the circular semisubterranean kí wi tsi we, or estufas.

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