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cemetery

[ sem-i-ter-ee ]

noun

plural cemeteries.
  1. an area set apart for or containing graves, tombs, or funeral urns, especially one that is not a churchyard; burial ground; graveyard.


cemetery

/ ˈɛɪٰɪ /

noun

  1. a place where the dead are buried, esp one not attached to a church
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cemetery1

1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin DZŧŧܳ < Greek ǾŧḗrDz a sleeping place, equivalent to Ǿŧ- (variant stem of Ǿâ to put to sleep) + -ŧDz suffix of locality
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cemetery1

C14: from Late Latin DZŧŧܳ, from Greek ǾŧŧDz room for sleeping, from koiman to put to sleep
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In some instances, the families couldn’t even afford to bury their dead, only rent space in tightly-packed urban cemeteries.

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That is partly because other cemeteries became unsafe during active fighting in Omdurman, the city is crowded with displaced people, and the health system has been overwhelmed by conflict.

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Thousands have gathered at cemeteries across North Macedonia for the funerals of dozens of people killed in a nightclub fire on Sunday.

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Approximately 400,000 veterans are buried in the Army-run cemetery, which was established after the US Civil War at the home of the South's general, Robert E. Lee.

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The Syrian Red Crescent, with the help of security forces, was said to be recovering bodies and burying them in mass graves in the town's cemetery.

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