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headstone

[hed-stohn] / ˈhɛdˌstoʊn /
NOUN
gravestone
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Other notable artifacts connected to St. Eustatius are a headstone from its Jewish cemetery, commemorating a merchant’s wife, and a Hanukkah lamp from Amsterdam that was eventually carried to St. Thomas by Jewish exiles.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

The words are carved into a headstone marking the grave of a young man, whose remains were found on a Cornish clifftop more than 40 years ago.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Not included: “A headstone or any other permanent memorial,” the site adds.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 18, 2025

Every time Karen Betlejewski visits the Smith River Community Pioneer Cemetery, she places silk flowers beside a simple granite headstone in the northeast corner.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2025

Hermione lit her wand and pointed it at the name on the headstone.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling




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