burial ground

noun

: an area of land where dead people have been buried
an ancient burial ground

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Reports of an altercation first emerged late August, after Donald Trump visited the hallowed burial ground to attend a wreath-laying ceremony to mark the third anniversary of the deaths of 13 American service members in Afghanistan. Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024 The 21,500-square foot burial ground holds the remains of men, women and children. James Brooks, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024 Archaeologists also found several ancient pathways, cooking pits and fireplaces near the burial ground, Fossum told the outlet. Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 1 July 2024 The mummies were buried in Xiaohe Cemetery, a Bronze Age burial ground in northwest China. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for burial ground 

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“Burial ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burial%20ground. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

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