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necropolis

Syllabification: (ne·crop·o·lis)
Pronunciation: /neˈkräpəlis/

Definition of necropolis

noun

  • a cemetery, especially a large one belonging to an ancient city.

Origin:

early 19th century: from Greek, from nekros 'dead person' + polis 'city'

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