单词 | necropolis |
释义 | necropolis From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishnecropolisne‧crop‧o‧lis /nɪˈkrɒpəlɪs $ -ˈkrɑː-/ noun [countable]an area of land where dead people are buried, especially a large ancient one SYN cemetery the extensive necropolis which served the Etruscan city of CaereExamples from the Corpusnecropolis• A necropolis was established in Liverpool in 1825, and within five years was paying shareholders a dividend of 8%.• Bonaventure is a beautiful necropolis where the storied and moneyed of Savannah live in perpetual care.• The enormous necropolis is adjacent and contains hundreds of tombs cut down into the tufa over a distance of two miles. |
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