necropolis in Chinese
necropolis in Chinese is 大墓地 — necropolis means a cemetery; especially a large one in or near a city.
necropolis in Chinese
大墓地
Pronounced: dà mù dì
(chiefly, historical, also, figuratively) A cemetery; especially a large one in or near a city.
What does "necropolis" mean?
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noun A cemetery; especially a large one in or near a city.
"Queens's Calvary Cemetery was even bigger and busier than Green-Wood. Soon after the Catholic necropolis opened its gates in 1848, one account tallied "fifty burials a day, half of them poor Irish under seven years of age.""
- noun A necropolis is an old burial site, often with impressive tombs.
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noun A city or settlement in which most of the inhabitants are dead and/or dying.
"But bury them they did, a weary train of funerals held within the palisade, lest the Indians see the thinning of their ranks. James Fort became a necropolis."
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- Queens's Calvary Cemetery was even bigger and busier than Green-Wood. Soon after the Catholic necropolis opened its gates in 1848, one account tallied "fifty burials a day, half of them poor Irish under seven years of age."
- But bury them they did, a weary train of funerals held within the palisade, lest the Indians see the thinning of their ranks. James Fort became a necropolis.
- Ambazonia will become a necropolis comparable to certain other states in the region.
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What is "necropolis" in Chinese?
"necropolis" in Chinese is 大墓地. necropolis means: A cemetery; especially a large one in or near a city.
How do you pronounce 大墓地?
"necropolis" in Chinese is 大墓地, pronounced "dà mù dì".
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