cemetery

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cemetery

/ˈsɛm.ɪˌtɹi/ UK
/ˈsɛm.əˌtɹi/ UK
/ˈsɛm.ɪˌtɛɹ.i/ US
/ˈsɛm.əˌtɛɹ.i/ US
/ˈsem.ɘˌtʃɹi/ New Zealand
/ˈsem.ɘˌtiəɹ.i/ New Zealand
[ˈsɪm.əˌtɛ.ɪ]
[ˈsimətri] Scotland

Where it comes from

From Middle English cimiterie, from Old French cimitiere, from Medieval Latin cimitērium, from Late Latin coemētērium, from Ancient Greek κοιμητήριον (koimētḗrion), from κοιμάω (koimáō, “I put to sleep”); compare cœmeterium. Displaced Middle English charnel (“mass grave, cemetery”) and Old English līctūn (“cemetery”).

noun cemeteries · cœmeterium · cœmetery · cemetary · cementery

A place where the dead are buried; a graveyard or memorial park. The plain around was interspersed with cemeteries, Turk, Greek, and Armenian, with their growth of cypress trees...
Similar: boneyard, Boot Hill, burial ground, camposanto, cemetery, churchyard, crypt, God's acre, gravestead, graveyard, kirkyard, lichyard

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Closest in meaning: burial ground, burying ground, graveyard, necropolis, burial site, gravesite, grave, crematorium, burial, mausoleum, tomb, funeral, pavement, graves, lot, southbound

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@misc{cemetery_2026,
  title = {cemetery},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cemetery},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}