burial ground

noun

1. a tract of land for burial of the dead; a cemetery, often a small or primitive one.

burial ground

noun

1. a graveyard or cemetery

Word History and Origins

Origin of burial ground¹

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

The interconnectedness of so many places, the wildlife migrations, the cultural historical areas, the burial grounds, they have to include that Native voice and involve the Tribes.

From Outside Online

What Carson and his loyal assistant Harriet believe to be an ancient burial ground, the reader knows to be a standard roadside Motel 6.

From Vox

It was part of the burial grounds for the ancient capital, Memphis, its ruins now a UNESCO World Heritage site.

From Washington Post

“I was never particularly interested in cemeteries,” Grace Bateman said as we stood amid the gravestones of Holy Rood, a burial ground that sits on the cusp of Georgetown and Glover Park.

From Washington Post

Nearly 10,000 people, most of them freedmen, gathered in the freshly landscaped burial ground to commemorate the dead.

From The Daily Beast

The burial ground was empty except for the occasional horse-drawn caisson being pulled through its quiet lanes.

From The Daily Beast

Over a decade ago, Abdel-Alim donated the land that is now the ceremony to the Islamic society for use as a burial ground.

From The Daily Beast

Dryburgh Abbey was at one time the property of the Scott family, which accounts for its use as their burial-ground.

From Project Gutenberg

He died in Washington years after, again a Senator, and is buried in the Congressional burial ground.

From Project Gutenberg

The new grave now looks very neat, slabbed all over; and the old burial-ground is ready to build on whenever good times arrive.

From Project Gutenberg

Beside it is the mossy burial-ground, where prim old ladies walk on Sunday afternoons, with sprigs of sweet-william.

From Project Gutenberg

It has been mentioned that a portion of the burial ground must be left unconsecrated.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• cemetery
• graveyard