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necropolis

[ nuh-krop-uh-lis, ne- ]

noun

plural necropolises.
  1. a cemetery, especially one of large size and usually of an ancient city.
  2. a historic or prehistoric burial ground.


necropolis

/ ɛˈɒəɪ /

noun

  1. a burial site or cemetery
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • Ա··DZ··ٲ [nek-r, uh, -, pol, -i-tn], adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of necropolis1

First recorded in 1810–20, necropolis is from the Greek word ԱóDZ burial place (literally, city of the dead). See necro-, -polis
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of necropolis1

C19: Greek, from nekros dead + polis city
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A regional court recently struck down a project proposed near Pranu Muttedu, a Neolithic necropolis that has been called the Sardinian Stonehenge.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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