noun
necropolis
Necropolis (noun) means a cemetery; especially a large one in or near a city.
noun
1
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.""
— Kevin Cook, Garden Suburb (2014)
2
A necropolis is an old burial site, often with impressive tombs.
3
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."
— Joseph Kelly, Marooned (2018)
"Ambazonia will become a necropolis comparable to certain other states in the region."
— Daniel J. Pratt Morris-Chapman, An Ambazonian Liberation Theology? (2022)
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Etymology
Borrowed from Koine Greek νεκρόπολις (nekrópolis, “city of the dead, cemetery”) (used to describe part of the city of Alexandria, Egypt), from Ancient Greek νεκρός (nekrós, “dead”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *neḱ- (“to disappear; to perish”)) + πόλις (pólis, “city”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tpelH- (“city; fortification”)). The English word is analysable as necro- + -polis, and is cognate with French nécropole, German Nekropolis, Late Latin necropolis. The plural form necropoleis is derived from Ancient Greek νεκροπόλεις (nekropóleis).
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What is the meaning of necropolis?
"necropolis" (noun) means a cemetery; especially a large one in or near a city.
What is another word for necropolis?
Other words for "necropolis" include graveyard, cemetery.
What are the different meanings of necropolis?
"necropolis" has 3 main meanings: 1. A cemetery; especially a large one in or near a city; 2. A necropolis is an old burial site, often with impressive tombs; 3. A city or settlement in which most of the inhabitants are dead and/or dying.
