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burial ground

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burial ground
n
a graveyard or cemetery
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.burial groundburial ground - a tract of land used for burials    
burial site, burying ground, 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"
burial ground
noun graveyard, cemetery, churchyard, necropolis, golgotha (rare), God's acre an ancient burial ground
Translations
burial ground n → cimitero
burial ground n → cimitero


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And so the field became the first burial ground in Boston.
Grandfather's Chair by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
This, it appeared, was the Indian burial ground, and had been used for generations.
Tom Swift In The Land Of Wonders by Appleton, Victor View in context
Jago in the Cape de Verd Islands, I remember having seen in a ravine a retired corner covered with bones of the goat; we at the time exclaimed that it was the burial ground of all the goats in the island.
The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context
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