According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.
SUBTERRANEAN
subterranean, subterraneous, ulterior
(adjective) lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed); “subterranean motives for murder”; “looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge”- Bertrand Russell
subterranean, subterraneous
(adjective) being or operating under the surface of the earth; “subterranean passages”; “a subsurface flow of water”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
subterranean (comparative more subterranean, superlative most subterranean)
below ground, under the earth, underground
Synonyms
• subterraneous, subterrene, underground, hypogean
Source: Wiktionary
Sub`ter*ra"ne*an, Sub`ter*ra"ne*ous, a. Etym: [L. subterraneus; sub under + terra earth. See Terrace.]
Definition: Being or lying under the surface of the earth; situated within the earth, or under ground; as, subterranean springs; a subterraneous passage.
– Sub`ter*ra"ne*ous*ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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