Thesaurus results for NECROPOLISES

necropolises

noun

variants or necropoles or necropoleis or necropoli

plural of necropolis

as in cemeteries

a piece of land used for burying the dead an ancient necropolis that has given archaeologists valuable insights into how people once lived and died

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Recent Examples of necropolises The Etruscans often interred their deceased in necropolises, which is where the Sapienza University team recovered 30 teeth from 10 individuals who died during the 7th and 6th centuries. —

Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026

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On its walls are commemorated more than 72,000 British soldiers still missing from the war cemeteries that dot the landscape of the Somme valley, 72,000 people whose bodies were never identified from the carnage.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
Making space to grieve and remember Looking ahead, Frost and Amoui plan to acquire more cemeteries.

— Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 26 May 2026