: an area of land where dead people have been buried
an ancient burial ground
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Fort Meigs, the historic site that sits to the west of downtown Perrysburg, is considered a sacred burial ground where some remains were turned into bunkers, according to historians.—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026 Frances, Green’s widow, collected donations and with the trustees of Trinity Chapel Methodist Church bought 2 acres in 1889 for a church and burial ground.—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026 Subsequent research and excavations found the site also served as a burial ground.—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026 One of the largest mass graves in Mexico was reported in 2017 when more than 250 skulls were found in what appeared to be a drug cartel mass burial ground on the outskirts of the city of Veracruz.—CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for burial ground