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Catacomb
Catacomb Cat"a*comb, n. [It. catacomba, fr. L. catacumba perh.
from Gr. kata` downward, down + ky`mbh cavity.]
A cave, grotto, or subterraneous place of large extent used
for the burial of the dead; -- commonly in the plural.
Note: The terms is supposed to have been applied originally
to the tombs under the church of St. Sebastian in Rome.
The most celebrated catacombs are those near Rome, on
the Appian Way, supposed to have been the place or
refuge and interment of the early Christians; those of
Egypt, extending for a wide distance in the vicinity of
Cairo; and those of Paris, in abandoned stone quarries,
excavated under a large portion of the city.
Meaning of Catacombs from wikipedia
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necropolis Malta –
Catacombs of
Malta Peru –
Catacombs of Lima
Philippines –
Catacomb of
Nagcarlan Underground Cemetery Spain –
Catacombs of
Sacromonte in...
- The
Catacombs of
Paris (French:
Catacombes de Paris, pronunciation) are
underground ossuaries in Paris, France,
which hold the
remains of more than six...
- The
Catacombs of Rome (Italian:
Catacombe di Roma) are
ancient catacombs,
underground burial places in and
around Rome, of
which there are at
least forty...
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Catacombs. Look up
catacomb in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Catacombs are
ancient underground p****ageways or
subterranean cemeteries.
Catacombs may...
- of
Odessa Catacombs consists of a
network of ba****ts, bunkers,
drainage tunnels and
storm drains as well as
natural caves. The
catacombs are on three...
- Canada.
Catacombs Mountain was
named by
Arthur O.
Wheeler in 1921 on
account of an
alcove formation which resembles the
recesses in
catacombs.
Based on...
- The
Capuchin Catacombs of
Palermo (also
Catacombe dei
Cappuccini or
Catacombs of the Capuchins) are
burial catacombs in Palermo, Sicily,
southern Italy...
- Lonely. "
Catacombs of Kom ash-Shuqqafa in Alexandria, Egypt".
Lonely Planet.
Retrieved 2017-09-17.
Zahraa Adel Awed (2006-05-18). "The
catacombs of Kom...
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Catacomb 3-D (also
known as
Catacomb 3-D: A New Dimension,
Catacomb 3-D: The Descent, and
Catacombs 3) is a first-person
shooter video game, the third...
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smaller catacombs.
Catacombs of
Malta Għar Għerduf
catacombs "St. Paul's
Catacombs".
Heritage Malta.
Retrieved 18 July 2018. "Maltese
Catacomb Complexes"...
