NECROPOLIS

cemetery, graveyard, burial site, burial ground, burying ground, memorial park, necropolis

(noun) a tract of land used for burials

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

necropolis (plural necropolises or necropoleis or necropoles or necropoli)

(chiefly, historical, also, figuratively) A cemetery; especially a large one in or near a city.

Synonyms: necropole (rare), Thesaurus:cemetery

(archaeology) An ancient site used for burying the dead, particularly if consisting of elaborate grave monuments.

Anagrams

• prosocline

Source: Wiktionary


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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