burial ground

burial grounds

Definitions of burial ground
  1. noun
    a tract of land used for burials
    synonyms: burial site, burying ground, cemetery, graveyard, memorial park, necropolis
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    types:
    potter's field
    a cemetery for unknown or indigent people
    type of:
    land site, site
    the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
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