necropolis Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a tract of land used for burials
graveyard; burial ground; memorial park; cemetery; burying ground; burial site.
WordNet
Ne*crop"o*lis noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. a dead body, adj., dead + city.Wordforms
Definitions
A city of the dead; a name given by the ancients to their cemeteries, and sometimes applied to modern burial places; a graveyard.