Burial-ground synonyms

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city of the dead
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family plot
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graveyard
(Figuratively, by extension) A final storage place for collections of things that are no longer useful or useable.
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cemetery (related)
A place where the dead are buried; a graveyard or memorial park.
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burying-place
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catacomb
An underground, often labyrinthine passageway.
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necropolis
A large cemetery, especially one of elaborate construction in an ancient city.
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burial site
a tract of land used for burials
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burying ground
a tract of land used for burials
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memorial-park
(US) A cemetery.
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bone orchard
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bone yard
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burial-place
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burial yard
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plot
A small piece of ground, generally used for a specific purpose:
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monastry (related)
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kirkyard (related)
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manor-house (related)
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church-yard (related)
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Find another word for burial-ground. In this page you can discover 19 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for burial-ground, like: city of the dead, family plot, graveyard, cemetery, , catacomb, necropolis, burial site, burying ground, memorial-park and bone orchard.
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Burial-ground Sentence Examples

  • Three cemeteries remain intact - King's chapel burying ground, with the graves of John Winthrop and John Cotton; the Old Granary burial ground in the heart of the city, where Samuel Sewall, the parents of Franklin, John Hancock, James Otis and Samuel Adams are buried; and Copp's Hill burial ground, containing the tombs of the Mathers.

  • The Canongate Tolbooth adjoins the parish church, in the burial-ground of which is the tombstone raised by Burns to the memory of Robert Fergusson, and where Dugald Stewart, Adam Smith and other men of note were buried.

  • There is an interesting Phoenician burial-ground near Mandia.

  • It is an open-air museum, installed in a disused burial-ground, and is situated near the castle.

  • The Broad Street Burial Ground was laid out in 1655.

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