burial ground

noun

: an area of land where dead people have been buried
an ancient burial ground

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In the film, a cat is hit by a car and resurrected via a secret burial ground. The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2025 None of this surprising given the plantation is said to be built atop a Tunica Indian burial ground. Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025 It was built atop what is believed to have been an ancient pagan burial ground, and it's supposedly haunted by a number of spirits, including several children, a monk, and a black cat. Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2025 Perhaps even worse is the horrifying relatability, as the bereaved father ignores the warnings and buries his dead child in an ancient burial ground. James Grebey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for burial ground

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“Burial ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burial%20ground. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.

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