burying ground
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of burying ground
First recorded in 1705–15
Example Sentences
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Archaeologists think Sutton Hoo was also a burying ground for the royal’s relatives, who were laid to rest in about 17 other mounds near the presumed king.
From National Geographic • Jan. 29, 2021
In 1807, a Quaker burying ground was established nearby.
From Washington Post • Aug. 29, 2020
Investigators eventually removed the remains of 27 people — five men, eight women and 14 children — from 28 graves in what scholars discovered was an old burying ground called the Walton Family Cemetery.
From Washington Post • Jul. 31, 2019
This is what would be the burying ground of the U.N.�its tomb.
From Time Magazine Archive
Johnny explained that the place had once been an Indian burying ground and how as a boy, he had often come there to hunt arrowheads.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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