Definition for

necropolis

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noun – A cemetery; specifically, one of the cemeteries of ancient peoples.

noun – A city of the dead; a name given by the ancients to their cemeteries, and sometimes applied to modern burial places; a graveyard.

noun – A large cemetery, especially one of elaborate construction in an ancient city.

noun – a tract of land used for burials

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