'Necropolis' definitions:

Definition of 'necropolis'

noun

A tract of land used for burials [syn: cemetery, graveyard, burial site, burial ground, burying ground, memorial park, necropolis]

Definition of 'Necropolis'

From: GCIDE

Necropolis \Ne*crop"o*lis\, n.; pl. Necropolises. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; nekro`s a dead body, adj., dead + ? city.] A city of the dead; a name given by the ancients to their cemeteries, and sometimes applied to modern burial places; a graveyard. [1913 Webster]

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