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necropolis

(nekrɒpəlɪs)

Word forms: plural necropolises

countable noun

A necropolis is a place where dead people are buried.

[formal]

...a small Etruscan museum and necropolis 3 km east of the village.

Synonyms: cemetery, graveyard, churchyard, burial ground More Synonyms of necropolis

necropolis in British English

(nɛˈkrɒpəlɪs)

nounWord forms: plural -lises or -leis (-ˌleɪs)

a burial site or cemetery

Word origin

C19: Greek, from nekros dead + polis city

necropolis in American English

(nɛˈkrɑpəlɪs; nəˈkrʌæpəlɪs)

nounWord forms: plural neˈcropolises or neˈcropoˌleis (nɛˈkrɑpəˌlaɪs; nəˈkrɑpəˌlaɪs)

a cemetery, esp. one belonging to an ancient city

Word origin

Gr nekropolis < nekros (see necro-) + polis, city: see police

Examples of 'necropolis' in a sentence
necropolis

His first day in the necropolis seemed to endure forever also.

(noun) in the sense of cemetery

Definition

a cemetery

A small Etruscan museum and necropolis are situated 3 km east of the village.

Synonyms

cemetery

There was a small cemetery just outside the town.

graveyard

They made their way to the graveyard to pay their respects to the dead.

churchyard

burial ground

an ancient burial ground

burial place

God's acre

Additional synonyms

in the sense of burial ground

an ancient burial ground

Synonyms

graveyard,

cemetery,

churchyard,

necropolis,

golgotha (rare),

God's acre

in the sense of graveyard

Definition

a place where dead people are buried, esp. one by a church

They made their way to the graveyard to pay their respects to the dead.

Synonyms

cemetery,

churchyard,

burial ground,

charnel house,

necropolis,

boneyard (informal),

God's acre (literary)

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necropolis

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单词	necropolis
释义	Trends of necropolis View usage for: necropolis (nekrɒpəlɪs) Word forms: plural necropolises countable noun A necropolis is a place where dead people are buried. [formal] ...a small Etruscan museum and necropolis 3 km east of the village. Synonyms: cemetery, graveyard, churchyard, burial ground More Synonyms of necropolis necropolis in British English (nɛˈkrɒpəlɪs) nounWord forms: plural -lises or -leis (-ˌleɪs) a burial site or cemetery Word origin C19: Greek, from nekros dead + polis city necropolis in American English (nɛˈkrɑpəlɪs; nəˈkrʌæpəlɪs) nounWord forms: plural neˈcropolises or neˈcropoˌleis (nɛˈkrɑpəˌlaɪs; nəˈkrɑpəˌlaɪs) a cemetery, esp. one belonging to an ancient city Word origin Gr nekropolis < nekros (see necro-) + polis, city: see police Examples of 'necropolis' in a sentence necropolis His first day in the necropolis seemed to endure forever also. Silverberg, Robert THEBES OF THE HUNDRED GATES (1992) (noun) in the sense of cemetery Definition a cemetery A small Etruscan museum and necropolis are situated 3 km east of the village. Synonyms cemetery There was a small cemetery just outside the town. graveyard They made their way to the graveyard to pay their respects to the dead. churchyard burial ground an ancient burial ground burial place God's acre Additional synonyms in the sense of burial ground an ancient burial ground Synonyms graveyard, cemetery, churchyard, necropolis, golgotha (rare), God's acre in the sense of graveyard Definition a place where dead people are buried, esp. one by a church They made their way to the graveyard to pay their respects to the dead. Synonyms cemetery, churchyard, burial ground, charnel house, necropolis, boneyard (informal), God's acre (literary) Nearby words of necropolis necklace necromancer necromancy necropolis nee need needed Synonyms of 'necropolis' necropolis Explore 'necropolis' in the dictionary
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