necropolis
noun
a cemetery, especially one of large size and usually of an ancient city.
necropolises
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pluralof necropolis.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Medieval necropolises and Bronze Age burial mounds called kurgans are likewise threatened, researchers write today in Antiquity.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 30, 2023
The array of sanctuaries ranges from expansive necropolises bearing multitudes of soldiers from different nationalities to humbler graveyards and individual monuments.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2023
“People reused the Etruscan necropolises multiple times to bury their dead,” Posth says.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 23, 2021
And the public mood turned against necropolises - cities of the dead - as garden-style cemeteries became the norm.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2012
In Egypt now are only graves, tombs, necropolises and silence.
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