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Meaning of NECROPOLIS

Pronunciation:  nu'krâpulis

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 Definition: [n]  a tract of land used for burials
 
 Synonyms: burial ground, burial site, burying ground, cemetery, graveyard, memorial park
 
 See Also: land site, potter's field, site

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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.

 

 

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