necropolis (redirected from necropolises)

ne·crop·o·lis  (n-krp-ls, n-)

n. pl. ne·crop·o·lis·es or ne·crop·o·leis (-ls)

A cemetery, especially a large and elaborate one belonging to an ancient city.

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[Greek nekropolis : nekro-, necro- + polis, city; see pel-³ in Indo-European roots.]

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necropolis [nɛˈkrɒpəlɪs]

n pl -lises, -leis [-ˌleɪs]

a burial site or cemetery

[Greek, from nekros dead + polis city]

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necropolis

a cemetery, especially one attached to an ancient city.

See also: Burial

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

necropolis - a tract of land used for burials     burial ground, burial site, burying ground, cemetery, graveyard, memorial park 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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necropolis

noun cemetery, graveyard, churchyard, burial ground, burial place, God's acre A small Etruscan museum and necropolis are situated 3 km east of the village.

Translations

necropolis [neˈkrɒpəlɪs] N (necropolises or necropoleis (pl)) [neˈkrɒpəˌleɪs] → necrópolis f inv

necropolis [nɛˈkrɒpəlɪs] n → nécropole f

necropolis

n → Totenstadt f, → Nekropole f, → Nekropolis f