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10 Language-to-English DictionariesKeller
Pronunciation / Transliteration: keller
"Wir lagern Wein im Keller."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The floor of a building that is partly or entirely below ground level.
"They store old holiday decorations and winter coats in the basement." - 2
The lowest geological layer or structural foundation.
"The seismic survey mapped the ancient crystalline basement beneath the sedimentary rocks."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English word 'base', originating from Old French 'bas' (low), combined with the suffix '-ment' denoting a resulting state or structure. Initially used in architecture during the 16th century to describe the lowest floor of a building, typically partially or entirely below ground level.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Basement" is said worldwide
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sous-sol
Transliteration: soo-sol
"La voiture est garée dans le sous-sol."
Keller
Transliteration: keller
"Wir lagern Wein im Keller."
cantina
Transliteration: kan-ti-na
"La vecchia bicicletta è in cantina."
sótano
Transliteration: so-ta-no
"Guardamos las cajas viejas en el sótano."
porão
Transliteration: po-raw-ng
"O porão é muito escuro à noite."
तहख़ाना
Transliteration: tehkhana
"हमने पुराने सामान को तहख़ाने में रख दिया है।"
地下室
Transliteration: dì xià shì
"他们把旧家具存放在地下室里。"
지하실
Transliteration: ji-ha-sil
"우리는 지하실에 세탁기를 두었습니다."
地階
Transliteration: chikai
"その店の地階で靴を買いました。"
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