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NECROPOLIS

\nɛkɹˈɒpəlˌiz], \nɛkɹˈɒpəlˌiz], \n_ɛ_k_ɹ_ˈɒ_p_ə_l_ˌi_z]\

Definitions of NECROPOLIS

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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A cemetery or graveyard.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

A city of the dead; an ancient cemetery.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. [Greek] A city of the dead; hence, a cemetery; a grave-yard.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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