burial groundnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈber.i.əl ˌɡraʊnd/us/ˈber.i.əl ˌɡraʊnd/an area of land where dead bodies are buried, especially a long time ago
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Places where bodies are buried or cremated
- catacomb
- cemetery
- charnel house
- churchyard
- crematorium
- crypt
- grave
- graveside
- graveyard
- mausoleum
- necropolis
- pyre
- resting place
- sepulchre
- the Pyramids
- tomb
- vault
Examples from literature
- Once a year the living held feasts in the burial ground, and invited the ghosts to share in the repast.
- The burial ground contains sixteen graves, which will give the annual percentage of mortality.
- The church is built on a lofty promontory, in the middle of a very large burial ground.
- They had no burial ground in the settlement, and he was laid to rest several miles from his home.
- To preserve the body from the wolves it was placed upon a scaffold, and then later carried to the borders of a lake, on the border of which was the burial ground of the family.