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Noun: necropolis (necropoleis,necropolises)  nu'kró-pu-lis
  1. A tract of land used for burials
    "The old necropolis was filled with ornate headstones";
    - cemetery, graveyard, burial site, burial ground, burying ground, memorial park, boneyard [informal]

Derived forms: necropoleis, necropolises

Type of: land site, site

Encyclopedia: Necropolis