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Definition of necropolis noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

necropolis

noun

NAmE//nəˈkrɑpələs//

(pl. necropolises

NAmE//nəˈkrɑpələsəz//

)

a cemetery (= place where dead people are buried), especially a large one in an ancient city

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