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churchyard

[ church-yahrd ]
/ ˈtʃɜrtʃˌyɑrd /
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noun

the yard or ground adjoining a church, often used as a graveyard.

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Origin of churchyard

1125–75; Middle English chirche yeard;see church, yard2

Words nearby churchyard

church visible, churchward, churchwarden, churchwoman, churchy, churchyard, churchyard beetle, churidars, churinga, churl, churlish
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Words related to churchyard

tomb, garden, graveyard, mortuary, crypt, sepulcher, catacomb, vault, charnel, ossuary, necropolis, grave, charnel house, boot hill, potter's field, cemetery, memorial park, resting place

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British Dictionary definitions for churchyard

churchyard
/ (ˈtʃɜːtʃˌjɑːd) /

noun

the grounds surrounding a church, usually used as a graveyard
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