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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.

RELATED WORDS

tomb, garden, graveyard, mortuary, crypt, sepulcher, catacomb, vault, charnel, ossuary, necropolis, grave, Golgotha, cemetery

Nearby words

  1. churchmanly,
  2. churchward,
  3. churchwarden,
  4. churchwoman,
  5. churchy,
  6. churchyard beetle,
  7. churidars,
  8. churinga,
  9. churl,
  10. churlish

Origin of churchyard

1125–75; Middle English chirche yeard; see church, yard2
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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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Word Origin and History for churchyard

churchyard

n.

early 12c., from church + yard (n.1).

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