necropolis
noun/nəˈkrɒpəlɪs/
/nəˈkrɑːpəlɪs/
(plural necropolises
/nəˈkrɒpəlɪsɪz/
/nəˈkrɑːpəlɪsɪz/
)- a cemetery (= place where dead people are buried), especially a large one in an ancient cityWord Originearly 19th cent.: from Greek, from nekros ‘dead person’ + polis ‘city’.
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