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

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burial ground

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 new finds add to growing evidence that the burial ground was part of an early female religious community.

From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2025

Over the previous six days, 130 of his Lutheran congregation had been carried off, and his church’s tiny burial ground was looking more and more like a plowed field.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy

Related Words

• cemetery
• graveyard