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Noun: necropolis (necropoleis,necropolises)  nu'kró-pu-lis
  1. A tract of land used for burials
    - cemetery, graveyard, burial site, burial ground, burying ground, memorial park, boneyard [informal]

Derived forms: necropolises, necropoleis

Type of: land site, site

Encyclopedia: Necropolis

Nearest

necromancy
necromania
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necromantical
necrophagia
necrophagy
necrophilia
necrophiliac
necrophilism
necrophobia
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necrose
necrosis
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necrotizing enteritis
necrotizing enterocolitis
nectar
nectareous
nectariferous
nectarine