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cemetery

[sem-i-ter-ee] / ˈsɛm ɪˌtɛr i /
NOUN
burial ground
Synonyms
STRONGEST
garden graveyard mortuary tomb
STRONG
Golgotha catacomb charnel churchyard crypt grave necropolis ossuary sepulcher vault
WEAK
God's acre boot hill charnel house city of the dead eternal home funerary grounds marble town memorial park polyandrium potter's field resting place

Example Sentences

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The Chinese government is set to ban people from storing the cremated remains of their loved ones in empty apartments instead of paying for expensive cemetery plots.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Jospin was to be buried at the Montparnasse cemetery in the south of Paris.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

The cemetery, too, starts to overflow, and so bodies must be burned.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Two suspects, a public health officer from Nyamira and a cemetery caretaker, have reportedly been arrested in connection with the matter, with others being questioned.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Leaning against the cemetery gates, I close my eyes in wonder.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon