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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Recent Examples of necropolis About 16 miles south of the Pyramids of Giza, this is the necropolis of the ancient city of Memphis and Egypt’s largest archaeological site. Nada El Sawy, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2023 Toward the end of the Middle Ages, placing padlocks in graves became something of a tradition in Central Europe, particularly in Poland, where lock-and-key assemblages have been found in the graves of about three dozen necropolises for Ashkenazi Jews. Franz Lidz, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2023 Lychakiv cemetery, the 18th century necropolis on the city’s outskirts, reflects that layering of history, filled with the dead of every era. Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2023 The site held a necropolis from the seventh to 10th centuries and a fortress in the 13th century. Jamie Quatro, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2023 See all Example Sentences for necropolis 

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“Necropolis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necropolis. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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