tomba

Definitions of tomba
  1. noun
    a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
    synonyms: colombario, foiba, sepolcro, tumulo
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    types:
    sepolcro
    a chamber that is used as a grave
    type of:
    esilio, località, luogo, posto, sito
    a point located with respect to surface features of some region
  2. noun
    a chamber that is used as a grave
    synonyms: sepolcro
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    types:
    carnaio
    a vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited
    type of:
    colombario, foiba, sepolcro, tumulo
    a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
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