burial ground

American  

noun

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

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burial ground British  

noun

1. a graveyard or cemetery

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Etymology

Origin of burial ground

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

Compounding this painful apathy is the fact that state officials were made aware of the burial ground by at least the 1970s.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

"The analyses provide insight into social organisation in the Stone Age," says Paul Wallin, Professor of Archaeology and an expert on the Ajvide burial ground.

From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026

The storied 478-acre Brooklyn burial ground, like many across the U.S., is running out of room for new occupants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

The tower had living quarters, courtyards, kitchens, a great hall where feasting took place and a chapel with a burial ground.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2025

The area was half-gentrified now, but it still held old corners and dark alleys, an abandoned burial ground and a church with an Italianate campanile standing guard over the boatyard and the chandlery.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

Related Words

• cemetery
• graveyard