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necropolis
[ nuh-krop-uh-lis, ne- ]
noun
- a cemetery, especially one of large size and usually of an ancient city.
- a historic or prehistoric burial ground.
necropolis
/ ɛˈɒəɪ /
noun
- a burial site or cemetery
Other 51Թ Forms
- Ա··DZ··ٲ [nek-r, uh, -, pol, -i-tn], adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of necropolis1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of necropolis1
Example Sentences
A regional court recently struck down a project proposed near Pranu Muttedu, a Neolithic necropolis that has been called the Sardinian Stonehenge.
On 23 October, the IDF issued evacuation orders for neighbourhoods close to the city's Roman ruins, including the remains of a necropolis and a hippodrome.
With World War II and the Holocaust, Hitler and the Nazis tried to turn Europe and the world into a necropolis — and they almost succeeded.
His necropolis, or burial ground, stands out on the landscape because it also includes the Sphinx, a mysterious limestone monument with the body of a lion and the head of a pharaoh.
Further explorations revealed that other burial mounds and cemetery sites in the region have been affected by both missile strikes and underground trench systems, including one of the largest 11th-century necropolises in Ukraine.
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