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clandestinidad

clandestinity

noun klahn-des-tee-nee-DAHD Rare

Also means

underground existence

Usage Note

Clandestinidad denotes the state of operating secretly or illegally, often used in political or historical contexts — for example, resistance movements operating en la clandestinidad. The phrase pasar a la clandestinidad means to go underground. The adjective is clandestino.

Examples

"El grupo actuó en la clandestinidad durante años."

Natural Translation

The group operated underground for years.

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