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memorial park

American  

noun

  1. cemetery.


Etymology

Origin of memorial park

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

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The small memorial park is in a town called Jim Thorpe, Pa. Despite his decades of constant travel with countless sports teams, Thorpe never set foot there.

From Washington Post

Despite these changes, the memorial park has never materialized.

From Salon

Every Sunday, the family visits a memorial park where Ho-jin is buried.

From Seattle Times

She said the case has been burned into Albuquerque’s collective memory and that a memorial park helps to keep the women’s memories alive.

From Seattle Times

On the final day of a five-day funeral procession, Chun’s family held a funeral service at Seoul’s Severance Hospital before taking his remains to a memorial park for cremation.

From Seattle Times