NECROPOLES

Noun

necropoles

plural of necropolis

Source: Wiktionary


NECROPOLIS

Ne*crop"o*lis, n.; pl. Necropolises. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr.

Definition: A city of the dead; a name given by the ancients to their cemeteries, and sometimes applied to modern burial places; a graveyard.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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