'Cemetery' definitions:
Definition of 'cemetery'
(from WordNet)
noun
A tract of land used for burials [syn: cemetery, graveyard, burial site, burial ground, burying ground, memorial park, necropolis]
Definition of 'Cemetery'
From: GCIDE
- Cemetery \Cem"e*ter*y\, n.; pl. Cemeteries. [L. cemeterium, Gr. ? a sleeping chamber, burial place, fr. ? to put to sleep.] A place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; a graveyard; a churchyard; a necropolis. [1913 Webster]