necropolis

About 0.29 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A cemetery; especially a large one in or near a city.
2. noun An ancient site used for burying the dead, particularly if consisting of elaborate grave monuments.
3. noun A city or settlement where most people are dead and/or dying.

Similar words

burying ground cemetery burial ground graveyard burial site catacomb cemetary cyte necrology niche

Often followed by

of at and in was is on near with

Word family

necropoleis necropoles necropoli necropolises