Definitions for: Necropolis

[n] a tract of land used for burials

Webster (1913) Definition: Ne*crop"o*lis, n.; pl. Necropolises. [NL., fr.
Gr. ?; ? a dead body, adj., dead + ? city.]
A city of the dead; a name given by the ancients to their
cemeteries, and sometimes applied to modern burial places; a
graveyard.

Synonyms: burial ground, burial site, burying ground, cemetery, graveyard, memorial park

See Also: land site, potter's field, site

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