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cemetery

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noun/ˈsɛm.ɪˌtɹi//ˈsɛm.əˌtɹi//ˈsɛm.ɪˌtɛɹ.i/
  1. 1

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

    • The plain around was interspersed with cemeteries, Turk, Greek, and Armenian, with their growth of cypress trees...
    • They were probably the work of individual craftsmen working to meet the chieftains' needs. Their place in the chronology of the big cemeteries is indicated by the less richly-decorated double-springed bronze brooches which are found here.

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