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Definition of NECROPOLIS

Necropolis
Necropolis Ne*crop"o*lis, n.; pl. Necropolises. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; ? a dead body, adj., dead + ? city.] A city of the dead; a name given by the ancients to their cemeteries, and sometimes applied to modern burial places; a graveyard.

Meaning of NECROPOLIS from wikipedia

- A necropolis (pl.: necropolises, necropoles, necropoleis, necropoli) is a large, designed cemetery with elaborate tomb monuments. The name stems from...
- The Varna Necropolis (Bulgarian: Варненски некропол), or Varna Cemetery, is a burial site in the western industrial zone of Varna (approximately half a...
- The Theban Necropolis (Arabic: مدينة طيبة الجنائزية, romanized: Madīnat Ṭaybah al-Janāʼizīyah) is a necropolis on the west bank of the Nile, opposite...
- The Vatican Necropolis lies under the Vatican City, at depths varying between 5–12 metres below Saint Peter's Basilica. The Vatican sponsored archaeological...
- Look up necropolis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A necropolis is a city of the dead (i.e. a cemetery city or mythical place). Necropolis may also...
- Necropolis can refer to: Glasgow Necropolis, Scotland Kremlin Wall Necropolis, Moscow, Russia Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, Australia Toronto Necropolis...
- London Necropolis may refer to: Brookwood Cemetery, also known as the London Necropolis London Necropolis Company, operators of Brookwood Cemetery London...
- The Glasgow Necropolis is a Victorian cemetery in Glasgow, Scotland. It is on a low but very prominent hill to the east of Glasgow Cathedral (St. Mungo's...
- The Kremlin Wall Necropolis is the former national cemetery of the Soviet Union, located in Red Square in Moscow beside the Kremlin Wall. Burials there...
- (19 mi) on its west, including the famous Pyramids of Giza, Memphis and its necropolis have been listed as a World Heritage Site. The site is open to the public...