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

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But it may have found a solution: With the help of a German entrepreneur, cemetery officials believe they can profitably augment the property by turning the deceased into gardening soil.

From The Wall Street Journal

With a permission letter from the council, and every aspect "done with a care and a seriousness and a respectfulness", he is collaborating with gravediggers across 108 cemeteries in Dumfries and Galloway.

From BBC

Across Ukraine, military graves are prominent in all cemeteries - marked with blue and yellow national flags.

From BBC

The quiet of a Kyiv cemetery is broken by a trumpet salute, then a burst of rifle fire.

From BBC

With the help of a German entrepreneur, cemetery officials believe they can profitably augment the property by turning loved ones into gardening soil.

From The Wall Street Journal

cemetery

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