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necropoles

necropoles is the plural of necropole.

necropoles is the plural of necropolis.

Meaning of necropole

Noun

necropole (plural necropoles)

  1. Synonym of necropolis (“cemetery”).
    Synonyms:
    necropolis

Meaning of necropolis

Noun

necropolis (plural necropolises or necropoleis or necropoles or necropoli)

  1. (also, figuratively, historical) A cemetery; especially a large one in or near a city.
    • In Turkey, the tombs, according to the custom of the ancients, are always without the towns; and as each tomb has uſually a large ſtone, and ſome maſonry, they conſtitute what may almoſt be called a ſecond town, which may be named, as formerly at Alexandria, Necropolis, or the city of the dead.1793, C[onstantin] F[rançois] Volney, “Government of the Mamlouks”, in [anonymous], transl., Travels through Syria and Egypt, in the Years 1783, 1784, and 1785. […] In Two Volumes, volume I, Dublin...
  2. An ancient site used for burying the dead, particularly if consisting of elaborate grave monuments.
    • These labours upon Phœnician necropoli are of great importance. [...] M. [Louis Félicien] de Saulcy, one of the first travellers who has thrown light upon these necropoli, devoted himself to a very interesting examination of the tombs of the kings, of the prophets and judges, and upon the immense...1853, Abbé de St. Michon [i.e., Jean-Hippolyte Michon], chapter XIV, in [anonymous], transl., Narrative of a Religious Journey in the East in 1850 and 1851, London: Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page...
  3. A city or settlement where most people are dead and/or dying.
    • You think London isn't a necropolis? Let me tell you it is. And people love it. Our cemeteries are popular tourist attractions.1998, Geoff Nicholson, Bleeding London

Questions about necropoles

What is necropoles the plural of?
Necropoles is the plural of necropole.

Words near necropoles in the dictionary

  1. necrophytic
  2. necroplanetology
  3. necroplasm
  4. necropole
  5. necropoleis
  6. necropoles
  7. necropoli
  8. necropolis
  9. necropolises
  10. necropolitan
  11. necropolitic

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