necropolises

English - Turkish

Definition of necropolises in English Turkish dictionary

nekropoller

Related Terms

necropolis

mezarlık

necropolis

nekropol

necropolis

eski bir şehrin büyük kabristanı

necropolis

{i} kabristan

English - English

Definition of necropolises in English English dictionary

plural of necropolis

Related Terms

necropolis

a city of the dead

necropolis

A necropolis is a place where dead people are buried. an area of land where dead people are buried, especially a large ancient one = cemetery. (Greek: "city of the dead") Extensive and elaborate burial place serving an ancient city. The locations of these cemeteries varied. Many in Egypt, such as the necropolis of western Thebes, were situated across the Nile River opposite the cities. In Greece and Rome a necropolis often lined the roads leading out of town. A necropolis was discovered in the 1940s under St. Peter's Basilica in Rome

necropolis

A city of the dead; a name given by the ancients to their cemeteries, and sometimes applied to modern burial places; a graveyard

necropolis

from the Greek meaning "city of the dead," especially the large cemetery of an ancient city

necropolis

A Greek word taht means "city of the dead " It is used to describe Egyptian cemeteries

necropolis

A large cemetery, especially one of elaborate construction in an ancient city

necropolis

City of the dead - large burial site Generally it was located outside the settlement, on the border of the desert and the cultivated area

necropolis

Egyptian burial grounds From the Greek word for "city of the dead" or cemetery

necropolis

(Greek) City of the dead

necropolis

a cemetery

necropolis

{i} cemetery

necropolis

from the Greek for "city of the dead," cemetery or cluster of cemeteries associated with a town or city, containing graves or tombs or both

necropolis

a tract of land used for burials

Hyphenation

ne·crop·o·lis·es