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 Other necropolises stem from whale falls (that is, the sudden arrival of a whale carcass on the ocean floor), but their origins appear to be shaped by forces unique to oceans themselves. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 June 2026 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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  1. cemeteries
  2. graveyards
Noun
  • Author and photographer Paul Koudounaris has spent more than a decade researching and photographing pet cemeteries and studying the connections between people and animals.
    — Felicia Feaster, USA Today, 17 July 2026
  • Mowing at both cemeteries allots $30,550 for 13 cuts over a 26-week period, which conflicts with weekly and bi-weekly contracts for downtown areas, and six-week maintenance periods at ponds and other sites.
    — Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
Definition of cemeteries
Noun
  • The desert — churned, sucked, and acid-washed — rests in these graveyards of the Anthropocene.
    — Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
  • The largest and deepest of these whale graveyards was discovered in the Diamantina Fracture Zone—a deep-sea trench located about 1,400 km (about 870 miles) off the coast of Western Australia in the Indian Ocean.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 June 2026
Definition of graveyards

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