memorial parks

noun

plural of memorial park
as in cemeteries
a piece of land used for burying the dead Forest Lawn in Glendale, California, is the memorial park that serves as the final resting place for many of Hollywood's greatest

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Recent Examples of memorial parks Memorial Day observances were also held at Forest Lawn memorial parks in Covina Hills, Hollywood Hills and Glendale. — Daily News, 25 May 2026
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  1. cemeteries
  2. graveyards
Noun
  • In the 1950s, much of the Jewish community in Kochi (historically known as Cochin), a seaport on India’s southwestern coast, immigrated to Israel, leaving behind their homes, synagogues and cemeteries.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Kibby said the goats helped to restore several historic cemeteries across metro Atlanta.
    — Nakell Williams, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of cemeteries
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  • More than 80 years after the end of World War II, one of Europe’s largest wartime graveyards is once again emerging from the water.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The desert — churned, sucked, and acid-washed — rests in these graveyards of the Anthropocene.
    — Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
Definition of graveyards

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