'Necropolises' definitions:

Definition of 'Necropolises'

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]