cemetery
noun /ˈsemətri/
/ˈseməteri/
(plural cemeteries)
- an area of land used for burying dead people, especially one that is not next to a church
- He was buried in a private cemetery.
WordfinderTopics Religion and festivalsc1, Life stagesc1- ashes
- cemetery
- coffin
- cremation
- die
- funeral
- grave
- hearse
- morgue
- mourn
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- local
- private
- public
- …
- be buried in
- visit
- in a/the cemetery
Word Originlate Middle English: via late Latin from Greek koimētērion ‘dormitory’, from koiman ‘put to sleep’.