单词 | necropolis |
释义 | necropolis —necropolitan /nek'reuh pol"i tn/, adj. /neuh krop"euh lis, ne-/, n. , pl. necropolises. 1. a cemetery, esp. one of large size and usually of an ancient city. 2. a historic or prehistoric burial ground. [1810-20; < Gk nekrópolis burial place (lit., city of the dead). See NECRO-, -POLIS] |
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