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noun

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

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Origin of burial ground

First recorded in 1795–1805

Words nearby burial ground

Burgundy, Burgundy trefoil, burhel, Buri, burial, burial ground, burial mound, Buriat, Buridan's ass, buried, burier

How to use burial ground in a sentence

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.
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What Carson and his loyal assistant Harriet believe to be an ancient burial ground, the reader knows to be a standard roadside Motel 6.
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It was part of the burial grounds for the ancient capital, Memphis, its ruins now a UNESCO World Heritage site.
In the tombs of Saqqara, new discoveries are rewriting ancient Egypt’s history|Sudarsan Raghavan|April 22, 2021|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.
In Glover Park, an old Catholic cemetery gets new life|John Kelly|December 2, 2020|Washington Post

Nearly 10,000 people, most of them freedmen, gathered in the freshly landscaped burial ground to commemorate the dead.
The Real Memorial Day: Oliver Wendell Holmes's Salute To A Momentous American Anniversary|Malcolm Jones|May 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The burial ground was empty except for the occasional horse-drawn caisson being pulled through its quiet lanes.
Black Hawk Down’s Long Shadow|Daniel Klaidman|October 9, 2013|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.
Here Lies Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Suspected Boston Bomber|Miranda Green, Justin Green|May 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Dryburgh Abbey was at one time the property of the Scott family, which accounts for its use as their burial-ground.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
He died in Washington years after, again a Senator, and is buried in the Congressional burial ground.
Revolutionary Reader|Sophie Lee Foster
The new grave now looks very neat, slabbed all over; and the old burial-ground is ready to build on whenever good times arrive.
Thirty Years in Australia|Ada Cambridge
Beside it is the mossy burial-ground, where prim old ladies walk on Sunday afternoons, with sprigs of sweet-william.
Saint Patrick|Heman White Chaplin
It has been mentioned that a portion of the burial ground must be left unconsecrated.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4|Various

British Dictionary definitions for burial ground

burial ground

noun

a graveyard or cemetery

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burial ground

Origin of burial ground

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British Dictionary definitions for burial ground