as in cemetery
a piece of land used for burying the dead
an ancient necropolis that has given archaeologists valuable insights into how people once lived and died
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Similarly, in colonial Bengal where malaria and cholera epidemics ravaged the countryside, ghost stories abounded about necropolises.
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Tithi Bhattacharya / Made By History, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
The sculptures part of this collection include ones that have come from sanctuaries, necropolises as well as public buildings in Attica, Eastern Sterea Ellada, the Peloponnese and the Aegean Islands, according to the source.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2024
Researchers analyzed the remains of 69 men buried at a necropolis in Abusir, Egypt, between 2700 BC and 2180 BC.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 28 June 2024
Dahshur is the southernmost of the great pyramid necropolises of the Old Kingdom in the vicinity of the ancient capital of Memphis.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
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Tithi Bhattacharya / Made By History, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
The sculptures part of this collection include ones that have come from sanctuaries, necropolises as well as public buildings in Attica, Eastern Sterea Ellada, the Peloponnese and the Aegean Islands, according to the source.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2024
Researchers analyzed the remains of 69 men buried at a necropolis in Abusir, Egypt, between 2700 BC and 2180 BC.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 28 June 2024
Dahshur is the southernmost of the great pyramid necropolises of the Old Kingdom in the vicinity of the ancient capital of Memphis.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Necropolis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necropolis. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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