columbarium
noun
col·um·bar·i·um
ˌkä-ləm-ˈber-ē-əm 
plural columbaria
ˌkä-ləm-ˈber-ē-ə
1
: a structure of vaults lined with recesses for cinerary urns
2
: a recess in a columbarium
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And the columbarium would have been open to all Irvine residents, with priority given to veterans.
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Victoria Le, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
When the base closed, the land passed to the city of Alameda, but one corner was retained by the VA to build a new 158,000-square-foot outpatient clinic and columbarium as a final resting place for Bay Area veterans.
—John Ramos, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
The Diocese of Nashville has an on-site columbarium at its Calvary Cemetery in Nashville, and a few more churches in the area are moving forward with.
—Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Oct. 2025
The crematory, which was built in the fifties, shares a building with the executive offices, a columbarium, and two modern chapels.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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Victoria Le, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
When the base closed, the land passed to the city of Alameda, but one corner was retained by the VA to build a new 158,000-square-foot outpatient clinic and columbarium as a final resting place for Bay Area veterans.
—John Ramos, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
The Diocese of Nashville has an on-site columbarium at its Calvary Cemetery in Nashville, and a few more churches in the area are moving forward with.
—Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Oct. 2025
The crematory, which was built in the fifties, shares a building with the executive offices, a columbarium, and two modern chapels.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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“Columbarium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/columbarium. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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