variants
or necropoles
or necropoleis
or necropoli
as in cemeteries
a piece of land used for burying the dead
an ancient necropolis that has given archaeologists valuable insights into how people once lived and died
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Recent Examples of necropolises
The Etruscans often interred their deceased in necropolises, which is where the Sapienza University team recovered 30 teeth from 10 individuals who died during the 7th and 6th centuries.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for necropolises
Noun
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As these babies were unbaptized, their cemeteries often sank into obscurity, and integrating folklore into heritage protection is vital.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Feb. 2026
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Private cemeteries are often out of reach for many families, and public cemeteries are quickly filling up.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Cities took on the atmosphere of graveyards, and mourning black became the dominant color of daily life.—
Shahrnush Parsipur,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
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On Wednesday, Duff ramped up the anticipation for her new album, teasing a new song about dive bar hookups, inconvenient roommates, and a once-red-hot romance fizzling into the tombs of relationship graveyards.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
7 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Necropolises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necropolises. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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