Cemetery

Word CEMETERY
Character 8
Hyphenation cem e ter y
Pronunciations /ˈsem.ɘˌtiɘɹ.i/

Definitions and meanings of "Cemetery"

What do we mean by cemetery?

A place for burying the dead; a graveyard. noun

A place set apart for interment; a graveyard; specifically, a burial-ground not attached to any church; a necropolis: as, Greenwood cemetery, near New York. noun

A place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; a graveyard; a churchyard; a necropolis. noun

A place where the dead are buried; a graveyard or memorial park. noun

A tract of land used for burials noun

A place where the dead are buried; a graveyard or memorial park.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Cemetery

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The word "cemetery" in example sentences

The main cemetery is modern, but further down the slope, now in a sorry state of decay, is the Chinese cemetery, presumably reserved for immigrant miners, tradespeople and their families. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In between the Pentagon and the cemetery is the first permanent memorial at one of the three sites defined by the 9/11 terrorist attacks. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Our favorite creature in the cemetery is a groundhog who has taken up residence under a massive stump, fringed with four-foot stalks of pokeweed. ❋ Unknown (2007)

A derelict synagogue may not be visible in the bazaar, but a Jewish cemetery is accessible on the city outskirts. ❋ Magda Abu-Fadil (2010)

Fewer than 100 plots are available, but the cemetery association, which owns the cemetery, is working on an expansion. ❋ Sean Patrick Norris (2010)

"We lost" I think was the #1 chart topper, and a little ditty called "My estate is now a huge freakin 'cemetery" was popular as well. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The cemetery is on the east side, just north of the business district, and I pulled in on a pleasant early November afternoon. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Sufis 'spokesman, Mr. Hass, says his group still needs to be told clearly that the cemetery is legal, and still wants an apology. ❋ Andrew Reinbach (2010)

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