necropolis
pronunciation
How to pronounce necropolis in British English:
UK [nəˈkrɒpəlɪs]
How to pronounce necropolis in American English:
US [nəˈkrɑpəlɪs]
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- Noun:
- a tract of land used for burials
Word Origin
- necropolis (n.)
- "large cemetery" of an ancient or modern city, 1803, from Late Latin, literally "city of the dead," from Greek Nekropolis, a burial place near Alexandria, from nekros (see necro-) + polis "city" (see polis).
Example
- 1. A pharaoh-free zonethe dahshur royal necropolis in egypt was once a dazzling sight .
- 2. Necropolis warfare " a dead enemy is a good ally "
- 3. It is both national park and necropolis ; a city of the dead dating back to the first century .
- 4. At the city of giza , a necropolis of ancient memphis , and today part of greater cairo , egypt .
- 5. It was the first skeleton to be found in the3000-year-old necropolis , she said .