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necropolis

/nəˈkrɒpəlɪs/noun

उच्चारण नक्रॉपलिस

विशाल कब्रिस्तान, (प्राचीन) समाधि-नगर

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nounnecropolises
  1. 1

    [C]

    a large cemetery, especially an ancient one

    विशाल कब्रिस्तान, (प्राचीन) समाधि-नगर

    • Archaeologists uncovered an Egyptian necropolis full of painted tombs.

    Synonyms cemetery graveyard burial ground

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

cemetery graveyard burial ground

⌂Word origin and word building

From Greek nekros, meaning 'dead body', and polis, meaning 'city'.

यह Greek के nekros (शव) और polis (नगर) से बना है।