necropolis
See also: necrópolis
English
The railway line into Brookwood Cemetery in Surrey was called the London Necropolis Railway
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek νεκρόπολις (nekrópolis, “city of the dead”), from νεκρός (nekrós, “dead”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɛˈkɹɒ.pə.lɪs/
Noun
necropolis (plural necropolises or necropoleis or necropoles or necropoli)
- A large cemetery, especially one of elaborate construction in an ancient city.
Translations
large cemetery
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References
- “necropolis” (US) / “necropolis” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.
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