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Burying ground

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Bur´y`ing ground`
1.The ground or place for burying the dead; burial place.
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Noun1.Burying groundburying ground - a tract of land used for burials
burial ground, burial site, cemetery, graveyard, memorial park, necropolis
potter's field - a cemetery for unknown or indigent people
land site, site - the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located); "a good site for the school"
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He overhears the engineer and a local professor who has been sent to make sure the historic burying ground does not contain any contagious diseases.
Breslin, Theresa. Whispers in the graveyard by Flint-Ferguson, Janis / Kliatt
The Granary Burying Ground next door is aswarm with tourists during the day - not surprisingly, since it holds the graves of Paul Revere, Samuel Adams, John Hancock and the victims of the Boston Massacre.
IN STEP WITH BOSTON OUT FOR A WALK IN A CITY WELL-SUITED TO IT by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
The corps helps maintain the lawn and garden beds at the Ancient Burying Ground, a colonial-era cemetery in the heart of downtown Hartford that is part of the Hartford Parks System, under a contract with the private Ancient Burying Ground Association.
CONNECTING PARKS AND CORPS: A NEW ERA by TAYLOR, KEVIN / Parks & Recreation
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