national cemetery
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of national cemetery
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
Example Sentences
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When these men died, aged before their years, many were buried in the national cemetery to the east of the Soldiers’ Home, now divided from it by the 405 Freeway.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024
Critics heckled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he attended a memorial at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, the site of Israel’s national cemetery.
From New York Times • May 13, 2024
Mr Young's funeral, held at Israel's national cemetery Mount Herzl, was interrupted after loud bangs were heard over Jerusalem.
From BBC • Oct. 18, 2023
Arlington became a national cemetery in 1864, but the southern part of the land remained a “Freedman’s Village” until 1900.
From Washington Post • Dec. 29, 2022
In November, President Lincoln arrived to dedicate the battlefield as a national cemetery.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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